Sandeep Vaishnavi, Vani Rao

Healing the Traumatized Brain

Coping After Concussion and Other Brain Injuries

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This detailed guide contains essential information on: The emotional, behavioral, mental, and physical effects following concussion and other brain injuries; Medication options and lifestyle changes; Practical strategies for healing, including stress management, behavioral therapy, and cognitive rehabilitation; Neuroplasticity and nutrition as they affect recovery; Behavioral disorders, balance disorders, and hormonal changes following concussion and other brain injuries; The effects of coexisting factors such as other medical problems, recreational drug use, the misuse of prescribed medications, and poor sleep hygiene; The science associated with repeated brain trauma and promising therapies on the horizonBuilding on the work of Vaishnavi and Rao's best-selling book The Traumatized Brain, this guide is filled with practical information and tips for coping with concussion, injury from a stroke, and other brain injuries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 156mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9781421446615
• ISBN-10: 1421446618
• Artikelnr.: 67567595

Autorenporträt

Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD (CARY, NC), is a faculty member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences and an adjunct associate in the Department of Medicine at Duke University. He is also a neuropsychiatrist and the chief medical officer designate at ARC Health.