Neurology and trauma /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Evans, Randolph W.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Edition:	Second edition.
Subjects:	Nervous system > Wounds and injuries. Central nervous system > Wounds and injuries. Trauma, Nervous System > complications. Trauma, Nervous System > diagnosis. Trauma, Nervous System > therapy. Iatrogenic Disease > prevention & control.

Table of Contents:

Epidemiology of brain injury
The history of cerebral trauma
Computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in traumatic brain injury
The neuropathology of trauma
The postconcussion syndrome and the sequelae of mild head injury
Posttraumatic cranial neuropathies
Posttraumatic epilepsy
Traumatic intracranial hemorrhage
Neurovascular trauma
Medical complications of head injury
Neurobehavioral outcome of head trauma
Neuropsychological testing alter traumatic brain injury
Cognitive rehabilitation
Spinal cord injury
Complications of spinal cord injury
Low-back pain and sciatica : evaluation and treatment
Zygapophysial joint trauma
Plexus injuries
Occupational and use-related mononeuropathies
Electrodiagnostic studies in the evaluation of peripheral nerve injuries
Surgery of the injured peripheral nerve and brachial plexus
Whiplash injuries
Myofascial pain disorders
Chronic regional pain syndrome I/II
Epidemiology of sports injuries
Athletic head injury
Athletic spine injury
High-altitude neurology
Neurological injury from undersea diving
Lightning injuries
Electrical injuries
Neurology of microgravity and space travel
Movement disorders : posttraumatic syndromes
Psychiatric aspects of the neurology of trauma
Posttraumatic infections of the central nervous system
Functional symptoms and signs in neurology
Physical trauma, psychological stress, and multiple sclerosis
The neurologist as expert witness
Complications of lumbar puncture
Iatrogenic nerve injuries
Complications of stereotactic brain surgery
Iatrogenic complications of spine surgery