Traumatic brain injury : mechanisms of damage, assessment, intervention, and outcome / edited by Erin D. Bigler.
Material type: TextPublication details: Austin, Tex. : Pro-Ed, c1990.Description: vi, 458 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0890792011
- Journal of learning disabilities.
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books (30-Day Checkout) | Nash Library General Stacks | RC387.5.T73 1990 | 1 | Available | 33710001004675 |
Text is an outgrowth of 14 articles published in the Journal of learning disabilities in 1987.
Includes bibliographies and indexes.
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Introduction / Erin D. Bigler -- Part 1. Mechanisms of injury: pathologic consequences. Neuropathology of traumatic brain injury / Erin D. Bigler -- Epidemiology of traumatic brain injury: Incidence, clinical characteristics, and risk factors / Felicia C. Goldstein and Harvey S. Levin -- Epidemiology of traumatic brain injury in adults / Ricahrd L. Naugle -- Part 2. Assessment issues. Neuropsychological assessment of traumatic brain injury in children / Linda Ewing-Cobbs and Jack M. Fletcher -- Neuropsychological assessment of traumatic brain injury in adults / C. Munro Cullum, Julia Kuck, and Roland M. Ruff -- Cognitive dysfunction and psychoeducational assessment in traumatic brain injury / John E. Obrzut and George W. Hynd -- Disorders of communication in traumatic brain injury / Thomas P. Marquardt, Julie Stoll, and Harvey Sussman -- Part 3. Intervention issues. Neuropsychiatric evaluation and treatment of traumatic brain injury / Tona L. McGuire and Carrie E. Sylvester -- Behavioral change strategies for children and adolescents with traumatic brain injury / Ann V. Deaton -- Management of academic and educational problems in traumatic brain injury / Cathy F. Telzrow -- Recovery and cognitive retraining after cognitive brain injury / George P. Prigatano -- Effective traumatic brain injury rehabilitation: team/patient interaction / George P. Prigatano -- Psychotherapy and neuropsychological assessment after brain injury / George P. Prigatano and Pamela S. Klonoff -- Disorders of attention and their treatment in traumatic brain injury rehabilitation / Rodger Li. Wood -- Acquisition of domain-specific knowledge in patients with organic memory disorders / Elizabeth L. Glisky and Daniel L. Schacter -- Part 4. Outcome issues. Chronic emotional, social, and physical changes after traumatic brain injury / Muriel D. Lezak and Kevin P. O'Brien -- Family issues in traumatic brain injury / Darlene Aulds Martin -- Legal challenges in traumatic brain injury / Reed Martin -- Part 5. Conclusions and future directions. Conclusions/Synthesis / Erin D. Bigler.