Healing the Traumatized Brain: Coping after Concussion and Other Brain Injuries

Description: Healing the Traumatized Brain by Sandeep Vaishnavi, Vani Rao, Peter V. Rabins "Recovering from a brain injury can be a challenging, prolonged process. This book explains how the brain works, how injuries affect the brain, and how to use your brains own power to recover."--Back cover. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The essential guide to recovering from concussion and other brain injuries.Recovering from a brain injury can be a challenging and prolonged process. Learn how to maximize your recovery from the effects of brain injuries with the guidance of Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD, and Vani Rao, MBBS, MD, two leading medical experts with extensive experience helping patients recover from concussion and other brain injuries. Healing the Traumatized Brain explains how the brain works, how injuries affect the brain, and how to use your brains own power to recover. 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 Raos 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. Author Biography 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. Vani Rao, MBBS, MD (SEVERN, MD), is a part-time associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She also has a private practice in Washington, DC. Table of Contents AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Brain Structure and Function1. The Inner Workings of the Brain2. The Structure of the Brain3. Types of Brain Injury4. Influences on Recovery after Brain InjuryPart II: Neural Plasticity5. The Idea of Plasticity6. Neuroplasticity and Recovery from Brain Injury7. Behavioral Therapy and Plasticity8. Stress Management and Plasticity9. Cognitive Rehabilitation and Plasticity10. Nutrition and PlasticityPart III: Emotional Problems Caused by the Traumatized Brain11. Depression and the Traumatized Brain12. Mania and the Traumatized Brain13. Anxiety and the Traumatized Brain14. PTSD and the Traumatized BrainPart IV: Behavioral Disorders Caused by the Traumatized Brain15. Psychosis and the Traumatized Brain16. Aggression and the Traumatized Brain17. Impulsivity and the Traumatized Brain18. Substance Use and The Traumatized Brain19. Apathy and the Traumatized Brain20. Sleep and the Traumatized BrainPart V: Cognitive Issues Caused by the Traumatized Brain21. Attention and the Traumatized Brain22. Memory and the Traumatized Brain23. Executive Function and the Traumatized Brain24. Language and the Traumatized BrainPart VI: The Traumatized Brain and the Other Symptoms25. Headaches and the Traumatized Brain26. Seizures and the Traumatized Brain27. Vision and the Traumatized Brain28. Balance and the Traumatized Brain29. Hormonal Abnormalities and the Traumatized BrainPart VII: The Traumatized Brain and the Future30. Repeated Brain Injuries31. Future Treatments: Brain Stimulation and PlasticityEpilogueGlossaryResourcesSuggested ReadingIndex Review I would recommend [Healing the Traumatized Brain] to patients and their loved ones who have the time and interest in learning more about brain injury. I highlight the resources section at the end because after acute treatment for traumatic brain injury there is a gap between discharge and reintegrating into life. I hope that going forward there will be more books like this to make understanding brain injury accessible—Belle English, MD, Thomas Jefferson University, © Doodys Review Service 2024 Promotional The essential guide to recovering from concussion and other brain injuries. Details ISBN1421446618 Author Peter V. Rabins Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press Series A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book Year 2023 ISBN-10 1421446618 ISBN-13 9781421446615 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2023-09-12 UK Release Date 2023-09-12 Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press Subtitle Coping after Concussion and Other Brain Injuries Place of Publication Baltimore, MD Country of Publication United States Illustrations 14 Line drawings, black and white NZ Release Date 2023-09-12 US Release Date 2023-09-12 Pages 352 Alternative 9781421446639 DEWEY 617.481044 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-07-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:145041981;

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