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Traumatic brain and spinal cord injury : challenges and developments /
This book covers the medical and pathological issues related to neurotrauma and its often devastating consequences. This volume is divided into two sections, one covering the brain, the other the spinal cord. Each section discusses the following topics: The demographic in the developed and developin...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Colección: | Cambridge medicine (Series)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury: Challenges and Developments; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1: Current evaluation of TBI epidemiology in an ageing society with improved preventive measures; Introduction; Definitions and classifications; The human cost; The economic cost; Causes, trends and prevention; Trends; Prevention; Traffic-related injury; Trends in traffic-related injury; Prevention of traffic-related injury; Seat belts; Airbags; Helmets; Motorcycle helmets; Bicycle helmets; Child safety seats; Falls; Sport and recreational injury.
- Trends in TBI due to sport and recreational injuriesPrevention of TBI in sport and recreational injuries; Assault and self-harm; Trends in assault and self-harm; Prevention in assault and self-harm-gun laws; Occupational injuries; Traumatic brain injury in children; Legislating for prevention; Measuring the effects of preventive strategies; Incidence of traumatic brain injury in the ageing society; Summary; References; 2: Neurotrauma: an emerging epidemic in low- and middle-income countries; Introduction; Traumatic brain injuries; Problems with the epidemiological studies of neurotrauma.
- Burden of TBIsTBIs in low- and middle-income countries; TBI in Nigeria and other African countries; Neurotrauma in Pakistan; Neurotrauma in India; Neurotrauma in Papua New Guinea; Neurotrauma in Vietnam; Neurotrauma in China; Neurotrauma in Taiwan; Pediatric neurotrauma; Prevalence of TBIs; Age and gender; External causes of TBIs; Role of alcohol in TBIs; Risk factors in TBIs; Severity and nature of TBIs; Outcome following TBIs; Economic impact; Prevention and control; Acknowledgement; References; 3: Blast-induced traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder; Introduction.
- Historical overview of blast injuriesMechanism of blast injury; Prevalence of traumatic brain injury; Defining traumatic brain injury; Screening for TBI in the military populations; Defining post-traumatic stress disorder; Consequences of traumatic brain injury; Mortality; Epilepsy; Sleep disorders; Substance abuse; Stress; Depression; Biomarkers of blast injury; Neuroimaging of blast injury; Personal protective equipment (PPE) for TBI; Future directions; References; 4: Psychological effects of mild traumatic brain injury: their nature and treatment; Introduction; What is mild TBI?
- Initial screeningPost-concussional symptoms; Factors associated with continuing post-concussional symptoms; Management of mild traumatic brain injury; Treating physical and neurological symptoms; Pharmacological interventions and homeopathy; Managing cognitive problems; Addressing psychological issues; Sports-related mTBI; Conclusions; References; 5: Developments of neuroimaging techniques to diagnose and visualize white matter damage; Introduction; Pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury; Traumatic axonal injury; The imaging of blood and blood products: susceptibility weighted imaging.