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Cognitive rehabilitation therapy for traumatic brain injury : evaluating the evidence /

"Traumatic brain injury (TBI) may affect 10 million people worldwide. It is considered the 'signature wound' of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. These injuries result from a bump or blow to the head, or from external forces that cause the brain to move within the head, such as w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury
Otros Autores: Koehler, Rebecca, Wilhelm, Erin E., Shoulson, Ira
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Traumatic brain injury.
  • Factors affecting recovery
  • Defining cognitive rehabilitation therapy
  • State of practice and providers of cognitive rehabilitation therapy
  • Review of the evidence
  • Methods
  • Attention
  • Executive function
  • Language and social communication
  • Memory
  • Multi-modal or comprehensive CRT
  • Telehealth technology
  • Adverse events or harm
  • Recommendations
  • Directions
  • Comparative effectiveness and implementation research for neurocognitive disorders: concepts relevant to cognitive rehabilitation therapy for traumatic brain injury
  • Workshop agendas
  • Recent and ongoing clinical trials: CRT for TBI.