Traumatic Brain Injury: Rehabilitative Treatment and Case Management. 2nd Edition.

Traumatic Brain Injury: Rehabilitative Treatment and Case Management, Second Edition provides therapists, case managers and physicians with information about the longer-term issues faced by this population. Originally titled Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation, this new edition updates the clinical information and broadens the scope of the best-selling text with ten additional chapters designed to meet the needs of educators, discharge planners, and neuropsychologists. New topics include:

Auditory function assessment
Aging issues
Cognitive rehabilitation
Recreational therapy
Litigation and settlement options
Bio-ethical principles

This broader focus allows the book to be used both as an educational tool and as a clinical reference. The person with TBI faces a daily struggle to survive and return to pre-injury functioning levels. Traumatic Brain Injury, Second Edition provides detailed postacute and late rehabilitation procedures that may be effective in reducing disability, improving quality of life, enhancing life satisfaction, and reducing the long-term financial expenditures associated with TBI.

An easy-to-follow account of the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the vestibular system is followed by technical descriptions ... that will provide a valuable resource to non-specialists. ... The book is attractively produced and contains ... excellent material.
- Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Vol. 97, Aug. 2004

About the first edition:
An excellent reference for the current treatment and management of those individuals who have sustained a traumatic brain injury. Each chapter stands on its own and allows the reader to obtain pertinent information on specific issues. Physicians, clinicians, therapists, as well as insurance and lay professionals will find this book to be an excellent resource and educational tool.
- Diane V. Bistany, Vice President, General-Cologne Reinsurance Corporation