Concussion Care Manual (2 edn)
David L. Brody
Previous Edition (1 ed.)
Abstract
This practical manual is for clinicians who care for patients with concussions. The effects of concussions are a recognized problem in the medical community and among the general public. Most people recover well from concussions, but a substantial minority does not. Most clinicians, however, do not have specific training in how to evaluate and treat concussion patients who do not make a rapid and complete recovery. This manual is based on the experience of the former director of the concussion clinic at Washington University in St. Louis, currently the director of the NIH/Uniformed Service University Traumatic Brain Injury Research Group. The manual provides step-by-step guidance for managing problems related to complex concussions: diagnosis, treatment strategies, headaches, sleep disruption, attention deficit, mood instability, anxiety and depression, post-traumatic stress, personality change, balance problems, dizziness, fatigue, and so forth. Specific sections address returning to work, driving, school, and contact sports. The manual also specifically addresses concussion in adolescents, children, elderly individuals, contact-sport athletes, military personnel, and patients involved in medico-legal matters. Finally, the manual discusses how to set up and run a concussion clinic. Clinicians with a broad range of backgrounds, including primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, athletic trainers, emergency medicine doctors, neurologists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, and rehabilitation medicine physicians should be able to use the manual effectively. Resident physicians and other trainees can use the manual without extensive background reading. Lists of Internet-based resources and other available publications direct the reader to information beyond what a pocket-sized manual can provide.
Bibliographic Information
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Print Publication Date:
- May 2019
- Print ISBN-13:
- 9780190054793
- Published online:
- Apr 2019
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780190054793.001.0001
