Minor Head Trauma: Assessment, Management, and Rehabilitation

Steven Mandel (Curatore)

Robert T. Sataloff (Curatore)

Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2011

Minor Head Trauma describes and explains techniques for diagnosing, evaluating, and rehabilitating patients with minor head injuries. This book emphasizes the importance of long-term treatment of patients beyond the initial moments of injury and treatment in the emergency room. Minor Head Trauma offers insight on: - a range of related issues from emergency room management to psychiatric evaluation and rehabilitation; - the role of electrophysiological testing in patients - including BEAM techniques; - the subtleties of neurophysiological diagnosis; - neurotoxicological evaluation and treatment; - diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders; - the nature and pathogenesis of visual sequelae of head injury; - the speech-language pathologist's role in treating minor head injuries; - the complexities of rehabilitation including problems faced when the patient resumes normal community, professional and familial activities. Minor Head Trauma is intended for physicians, psychologists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, nurses, attorneys, and others faced with the challenges of evaluating and treating patients who have sustained minor head trauma.

• Curatore: Steven Mandel, Robert T. Sataloff
• Editore: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Anno: 2011
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 348 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• EAN: 9781461287483

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