Topics in Cognitive Rehabilitation in the TBI Post-Hospital Phase

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Anghinah, Renato (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Paiva, Wellingson (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Battistella, Linamara Rizzo (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Amorim, Robson (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Neurology .; Neurosurgery.; Rehabilitation medicine.; Neuropsychology.; Physiotherapy.; Neurology.; Rehabilitation Medicine.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) refers to nondegenerative, noncongenital damage to the brain from an external mechanical force, which can lead to permanent or temporary impairment of cognitive, physical, and psychosocial functions, with an associated diminished or altered state of consciousness. Despit...

Table of Contents:

• Spontaneous Recovery Mechanisms-Brain Reorganization
• Respiratory Rehabilitation
• Posttraumatic hydrocephalus: Relevance, Mechanisms, Treatment and Outcome
• Challenges and Complications of Immobility
• Motor Rehabilitation Program and Robotics
• Extra-piramidal Syndromes After Traumatic Brain Injury
• Post-Traumatic Epilepsy
• Traumatic Brain Injury and Electroencephalogram Findings
• Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Concussion Syndrome
• Traumatic Brain Injury in the National Football League
• Traumatic Brain Injury in Fighting Sports
• Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
• Functional Neuroimage
• Neuropsychological Rehabilitation after Traumatic Brain Injury
• "Come Back to Community and Work after Traumatic Brain Injury".