Download or read book Translational Research in Traumatic Brain Injury written by Daniel Laskowitz and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a significant source of death and permanent disability, contributing to nearly one-third of all injury related deaths in the United States and exacting a profound personal and economic toll. Despite the increased resources that have recently been brought to bear to improve our understanding of TBI, the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches has been disappointingly slow. Translational Research in Traumatic Brain Injury attempts to integrate expertise from across specialties to address knowledge gaps in the field of TBI. Its chapters cover a wide scope of TBI research in five broad areas: Epidemiology Pathophysiology Diagnosis Current treatment strategies and sequelae Future therapies Specific topics discussed include the societal impact of TBI in both the civilian and military populations, neurobiology and molecular mechanisms of axonal and neuronal injury, biomarkers of traumatic brain injury and their relationship to pathology, neuroplasticity after TBI, neuroprotective and neurorestorative therapy, advanced neuroimaging of mild TBI, neurocognitive and psychiatric symptoms following mild TBI, sports-related TBI, epilepsy and PTSD following TBI, and more. The book integrates the perspectives of experts across disciplines to assist in the translation of new ideas to clinical practice and ultimately to improve the care of the brain injured patient.

Download or read book Surviving Head Trauma written by Terry Smith and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes life doesnt always unfold the way you plan. On July 20, 1984 while at USMC Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Virginia, a young Marine was a passenger in a three-ton troop transport vehicle that, while traveling at sixty-five miles per hour, flipped and rolled several times, finally coming to rest upside down. Several Marines were dead, but one man was still alive. He was Terry Smith. After dying twice during brain surgery on that fateful day, Terry Smith has since learned to adjust to the limitations that accompany Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). At Bethesda Naval Hospital, Terry learned to walk, talk, eat, think, and live again, but learning to cope with seizures, anxiety, insomnia, paranoia, and memory loss did not happen overnightor even after two decades. It is only through years of trial and error that Terry has learned to make the transition from pre-TBI to post-TBI, proving that the healing process is never-ending for head trauma patients. Terry Smith is a true survivor who has defied the odds. Today he shares his inspirational story of hope for the future for TBI patients, their families, doctors, and anyone who has insurmountable obstacles to overcome.

Download or read book Sports Related Concussions in Youth written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past decade, few subjects at the intersection of medicine and sports have generated as much public interest as sports-related concussions - especially among youth. Despite growing awareness of sports-related concussions and campaigns to educate athletes, coaches, physicians, and parents of young athletes about concussion recognition and management, confusion and controversy persist in many areas. Currently, diagnosis is based primarily on the symptoms reported by the individual rather than on objective diagnostic markers, and there is little empirical evidence for the optimal degree and duration of physical rest needed to promote recovery or the best timing and approach for returning to full physical activity. Sports-Related Concussions in Youth: Improving the Science, Changing the Culture reviews the science of sports-related concussions in youth from elementary school through young adulthood, as well as in military personnel and their dependents. This report recommends actions that can be taken by a range of audiences - including research funding agencies, legislatures, state and school superintendents and athletic directors, military organizations, and equipment manufacturers, as well as youth who participate in sports and their parents - to improve what is known about concussions and to reduce their occurrence. Sports-Related Concussions in Youth finds that while some studies provide useful information, much remains unknown about the extent of concussions in youth; how to diagnose, manage, and prevent concussions; and the short- and long-term consequences of concussions as well as repetitive head impacts that do not result in concussion symptoms. The culture of sports negatively influences athletes' self-reporting of concussion symptoms and their adherence to return-to-play guidance. Athletes, their teammates, and, in some cases, coaches and parents may not fully appreciate the health threats posed by concussions. Similarly, military recruits are immersed in a culture that includes devotion to duty and service before self, and the critical nature of concussions may often go unheeded. According to Sports-Related Concussions in Youth, if the youth sports community can adopt the belief that concussions are serious injuries and emphasize care for players with concussions until they are fully recovered, then the culture in which these athletes perform and compete will become much safer. Improving understanding of the extent, causes, effects, and prevention of sports-related concussions is vitally important for the health and well-being of youth athletes. The findings and recommendations in this report set a direction for research to reach this goal.

Download or read book Brain Neurotrauma written by Firas H. Kobeissy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the contribution from more than one hundred CNS neurotrauma experts, this book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account on the latest developments in the area of neurotrauma including biomarker studies, experimental models, diagnostic methods, and neurotherapeutic intervention strategies in brain injury research. It discusses neurotrauma mechanisms, biomarker discovery, and neurocognitive and neurobehavioral deficits. Also included are medical interventions and recent neurotherapeutics used in the area of brain injury that have been translated to the area of rehabilitation research. In addition, a section is devoted to models of milder CNS injury, including sports injuries.

Download or read book Being Here written by Jake Band and published by Atlantic Publishing Company. This book was released on 2018 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About 10 years after Jake Band’s accident, an emergency room doctor told him that due to all of his post-accident accomplishments, he was one in a billion. The number of zeros increased upon every achievement. Since then, he has graduated college, gotten married, and much more. In addition to the things Band learned in rehab and in the “real world”, Being-Here also includes information he acquired from college, other survivors, and plenty of graduate school research in rehabilitation journals. Being-Here is about facing your new world and life after surviving your TBI. Nobody, outside of the circle of survivors, can possibly have a clue what your life is like now. Band explains the unique things he did to face his new world. This was not only done with the hope that it could help you face similar, but unique deficits, but Band’s purpose for writing Being-Here was to convince you not to give up, even if people, such as “rehabilitation professionals”, pre-accident “friends”, and even family members give up on you and/or your future. Being-Here is a place to go for encouragement, to hear or read some positive words, and to find some of the needed fuel for your life-long journey and discovery.

Download or read book Riding on the Sun written by Beverly Klug and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tangled world of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and their effects on those who suffer them is not readily understood by those in a person's sphere of influence on the 'outside,' family, friends and others. This book chronicles the author's personal journey of over 23 years during which she had to learn not only how to survive but to thrive following a TBI. The author was a professor in education at a large university when she was involved in a traffic accident. Thro

Download or read book Confronting Traumatic Brain Injury written by William J. Winslade and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1999-11-10 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Winslade presents facts about traumatic brain injury; information about its financial and emotional costs to individuals, families, and society; and key ethical and policy issues. He illustrates each aspect with dramatic case studies, including his own childhood brain injury. He explains how the brain works and how severe injuries affect it, both immediately and over the long term, pointing out how resources are often squandered on patients with poor prognoses but adequate insurance, while underinsured patients with better prognoses often do not receive the best care. He describes the lack of regulation in the rehabilitation industry and what federal and state legislatures are doing to correct the situation. And he recommends policy changes for lowering the instances of traumatic brain injury (such as raising the minimum driving age) as well as practical steps that individuals can take to protect themselves from brain trauma. William J. Winslade is James Wade Rockwell Professor of Philosophy in Medicine at the Institute for the Medical Humanities, professor of preventive medicine and community health, and professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He is also Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Houston Health Law and Policy Institute.

Download or read book Determination written by Keith Buff and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-07-22 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-six-year-old Keith Buff is on top of the world the morning of July 18, 1999. A successful businessman with a wife and three young children, he thinks nothing can go wrong. But at the conclusion of eighteen holes of golf in Rumson, New Jersey, his world suddenly goes blank. A CAT scan later reveals a brain hemorrhage. Buffs life is never the same. Unable to walk, talk, or even swallow, Buff persists in his fight for recovery. Determination is his story of finding the strength during the long and remarkable journey toward healing. Each chapter alternates between the comfort and privilege he enjoyed growing upsurfing, sailing, skateboarding, skiing, golfing, travel, parties, football, and funand his life following the brain hemorrhage episode with his persistent efforts at rehabilitation. A compelling story of hope and recovery, at times sad and yet with great humor, Determination encourages others to appreciate life and work hard to succeed in lifes journeyno matter the odds.

Download or read book Brain Injury Survival Kit written by Cheryle Sullivan M. D. and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brain Injury Survival Kit: 365 Tips, Tools, & Tricks to Deal with Cognitive Function Loss gives brain injury survivors, their families, and loved ones the strategies they need to improve brain function and quality of life. The book is a compendium of tips, techniques, and life-task shortcuts that author Cheryle Sullivan has compiled from her per...

Download or read book Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury written by Blessen C. Eapen and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the full spectrum of rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury, this practical reference by Drs. Blessen C. Eapen and David X. Cifu presents best practices and considerations for numerous patient populations and their unique needs. In an easy-to-read, concise format, it covers the key information you need to guide your treatment plans and help patients relearn critical life skills and regain their independence. Covers neuroimaging, neurosurgical and critical care management, management of associated complications after TBI, pharmacotherapy, pain management, sports concussion, assistive technologies, and preparing patients for community reintegration. Discusses special populations, including pediatric, geriatric, and military and veteran patients. Consolidates today’s available information and guidance in this challenging and diverse area into one convenient resource.

Download or read book I ll Carry the Fork written by Kara L. Swanson and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the long-awaited 3rd Edition!! Long an industry standard, "I'll Carry the Fork! Recovering a Life After Brain Injury," has helped countless survivors, loved ones and professionals in the traumatic brain injury/stroke community. Kara Swanson's journey is one to learn from, to cheer and, even, to laugh with along the way. Her honesty and willingness to share her struggles and triumphs have been changing the lives of survivors and their loved ones for more than 20 years. This book has been named a suggested and must-read resource for survivors and professionals in every rehab and neurological field, and even in college TBI-related studies. It has been translated into Japanese and Kara has made her book available on Kindle and in an audio format. Her accompanying speeches and award-winning blog have circled the globe. This book enlightens with vital information from TBI professionals in medical, rehab and legal arenas. Kara's book is a wonderful inspiration and, with each edition, she has continued to mold it to help those in the TBI community. This new edition is brighter and cleaner. Kara has inserted more blank pages for notes and she has reduced the price so that more survivors can obtain all of the wonderful input from professionals throughout the book. The audio version of this book was completed by the author in order to offer a pace and cadence for those survivors struggling with audio processing speed and/or challenged by the written word.

Download or read book Realistic Hope written by Mark Palmer and published by Realistic Hope. This book was released on 2009-08-31 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Realistic Hope is a concise, helpful book for survivors of TBI-or any life-threatening trauma or illness-and their family members, friends, and healthcare practitioners.

Download or read book Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2012 written by Jean-Louis Vincent and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-09-23 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Yearbook compiles the most recent developments in experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in the field of intensive care and emergency medicine. It is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency medicine.

Download or read book Head Injury Recovery in Real Life written by Larry E. Schutz and published by Plural Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01-25 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Handbook of Head Trauma written by Charles J. Long and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a thorough collection of information regarding clinical aspects of head injury from acute care to recovery, this treatise interrelates a variety of neural specialties and broadens the rehabilitation process to include the family.

Download or read book Metamorphosis Surviving Brain Injury written by David A. Grant and published by . This book was released on 2012-10-10 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At first glance, you might be tempted to think this is simply a book about recovering from a traumatic life experience, but it is so much more. A real-life tale with unexpected twists and turns, chance meetings that will shock you and amaze you, it is the story of true triumph and victory of the human spirit. It is a story about the ability to overcome insurmountable odds with dignity and tenacity and a splash of humor. No matter what your current life circumstances may be, you'll come away with the feeling of hope... hope for the future and hope in the genuine goodness of humanity. Learn about brain injury from an insiders point of view. Survivors and medical professionals alike will better understand what life is like after sustaining a traumatic brain injury A nationally published author before his accident, David draws from a lifetime of experience in his newest book, Metamorphosis, Surviving Brain Injury. Often truth is indeed stranger than fiction. You'll read about his triumphs over seemingly insurmountable situations, share in heartbreak and perhaps learn a little about yourself along the way. It is a tale of true victory of the human spirit. David's brain injury has cost him a lot, but he still retains the gift of adding richly textured and meaningful words to life experiences. By reading Metamorphosis, Surviving Brain Injury, you’ll come away with a real feel about what life is like living with a TBI.

Download or read book Craniama written by Bryan Sisson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-05-08 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this highly intelligible age of technology and bewildering medical advances, researches are amassing large amounts of quantitative information regarding the causes and symptoms of the varied styles of brain injuries that cause troubles for so many. This book is an ethnographically valid expos through which I hope others can better understand the internal thought processes of those having experienced severe, closed-head injuries. By sharing countless, candid examples from my personal ethnography of fifteen years coping with closed-head injury, I wish to provide hopefulness in survivors and their families. The message of Craniama is not only about sorrowful inquiry, but one of celebration! After all, it is only through the natural integrity of survival that objective awareness can be realized. Recovery won't be easy, but when you can, dont be afraid to reawaken! I'm confident the medical community will help you during this time, but Id like to provide a road-map to those who wish to know more, at this very moment.