Dong Y. Han

Acquired Brain Injury (eBook, ePUB)

Clinical Essentials for Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Professionals

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is a clinically accessible reference guide to acquired brain injuries (ABIs) that provides medical and nonmedical healthcare professionals who work with patients in brain trauma and rehabilitation settings with easily understandable information about this population. It provides physicians, psychologists, social workers, counselors, nurses, other allied health professionals, and particularly trainees with short clinical synopses of a full range of ABIs, from causes through diagnoses and treatment.

Written by expert authors, the resource summarizes knowledge on the most prevalent ABIs in a clear, consistent format including overview, etiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation (including cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and sensorimotor), diagnostic considerations, evidence-based treatments, prognosis, and an illustrative case study. Psychosocial considerations for ABI patients, an important component of care, are also addressed.

Key Features:

• Delivers information in a concise, quick reference format
• Written in accessible language
• Informs a wide range of healthcare professionals and trainees
• Covers a full gamut of ABIs
• Authored by recognized experts in the field

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780826131379
• Artikelnr.: 47386479

Autorenporträt

Dong (Dan) Y. Han, PsyD, is the chief of University of Kentucky Neuropsychology Service's Clinical Section, and associate professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He is also the director of neurobehavioral studies at the Sports Medicine Research Institute of University of Kentucky.