Handbook of Head Trauma: Acute Care to Recovery

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Management and Evaluation of Head Trauma....Pages 3-17
Initial Management of Head Trauma....Pages 19-31
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
Use of History in Neuropsychological Assessments....Pages 35-56
Neuropsychological Assessment of Patients with Epilepsy....Pages 57-73
Neuropathology and Neuropsychology of Behavioral Disturbances following Traumatic Brain Injury....Pages 75-89
Using a Model of Cognitive Function to Plan Cognitive Treatment....Pages 91-105
Cognitive Sequelae in Closed Head Injury....Pages 107-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Acute Rehabilitation of the Head-Injured Individual....Pages 125-136
The Use of Pharmacology in the Treatment of Head-Injured Patients....Pages 137-164
Cognitive Rehabilitation after Head Trauma....Pages 165-190
Memory Rehabilitation....Pages 191-201
The Efficacy of Attention-Remediation Programs for Traumatically Brain-Injured Survivors....Pages 203-217
The Executive Board System....Pages 219-230
Computer-Assisted Cognitive Remediation of Attention Disorders following Mild Closed Head Injuries....Pages 231-244
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Recovery from Head Trauma: A Curvilinear Process?....Pages 247-270
Neuropsychological Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury in the Intensive Care and Acute Care Environment....Pages 271-292
Traumatic Brain Injury....Pages 293-306
Front Matter....Pages 307-307
Group Psychotherapy with Brain-Damaged Adults and Their Families....Pages 309-327
Family Involvement in Cognitive Recovery following Traumatic Brain Injury....Pages 329-355
Closed Head Injury and Family Structure....Pages 357-368
Front Matter....Pages 369-369
Vocational Evaluation and Planning....Pages 371-397
Job-Oriented Rehabilitation....Pages 399-415
Neurological Impairment and Driving Ability....Pages 417-423
Forensic Issues in Head Trauma....Pages 425-438
Back Matter....Pages 439-442