The traumatized brain a family guide to understanding mood, memory, and behavior after brain injury
"A traumatic brain injury is a life-changing event, affecting an individual's lifestyle, ability to work, relationships-even personality. Whatever caused it-car crash, work accident, sports injury, domestic violence, combat-a severe blow to the head results in acute and, often, lasting symptoms. Peo...
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
[2015]
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Table of Contents:
- Brain structure, function, and recovery. The inner workings of the brain ; The structure of the brain ; Types of traumatic brain injury ; Influences on recovery after traumatic brain injury
- Emotional problems caused by the traumatized brain. Depression ; Anxiety ; Mania ; Apathy
- Behavioral problems caused by the traumatized brain. Psychosis ; Aggression ; Impulsivity ; Sleep disturbances
- Cognitive problems caused by the traumatized brain. Attention ; Memory ; Executive function ; Language
- Other common problems caused by the traumatized brain. Headaches ; Seizures ; Vision
- Epilogue.
