PART I: HISTORY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY: Arthur L. Benton: Historical
notes on post-concussion; Jess F. Kraus & Parivash Nourjah: The
epidemiology of mild head injury; Bryan Jennett: Some international
comparisons; PART II: EXPERIMENTAL MODELS AND NEUROPATHOLOGY: John
T. Povlishock & Thomas H. Coburn: Morphopathological change
associated; Ronald L. Hayes, Bruce G. Lyeth, & Larry W. Jenkins:
Neurochemical mechanisms of mild and moderate head
injury; PART III: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGY AND
NEUROIMAGING: Ralph G. Dacey: Complications after apparently mild
head injury and strategies of neurosurgical management; J.W. Snoek:
Mild head injury in children;
Howard M. Eisenberg & Harvey S. Levin: Computed tomography and
magnetic resonance imaging in patients with mild to moderate head
injury; Rudolf Schoenhuber & Massimo Gentilini: Neurophysiologic
assessment of mild head injury; PART IV: NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL
SEQUELAE: Dorothy Gronwall: Cumulative and persisting effects of
concussion on attention and cognition; Massimo Gentilini, Paolo
Nichelli, & Rudolf Schoenhuber: Assessment of attention in mild
head injury; Ronald M.
Ruff, Harvey S. Levin, Steven Mattis, Walter M. High, Jr., Lawrence
F. Marshall, Howard M. Eisenberg, & Kamran Tabbador: Recovery of
memory after mild head injury; Harvey S. Levin, Linda Ewing-Cobbs,
& Jack M. Fletcher:
Neurobehavioural outcome of mild head injury in children; PART V:
POST-CONCUSSION SYMPTONS: William H. Rutherford: Post-concussion
symptons: Relationship to acute neurologic indices, individual
differences and circumstances of injury; S.S. Dikmen, Nancy Temkin,
& Gay Armsden: Relationship of psychosocial functioning and
post-concussional complaints to neuropsychological recovery; PART
VI: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION: Philip Wrightson: Management of
disability and rehabilitation
services after mild head injury; Jeffrey T. Barth, Wayne Alves,
Thomas V. Ryan, Stephen N. Macciocchi, Rebecca Rimel, John A. Jane,
& William Nelson: Mild head injury in sports: Neuropsychological
sequelae and
recovery of function; Laurence F. Marshall & Ronald M. Ruff:
Neurosurgeon as a victim; Wayne Alves: Facilitation of recovery by
support, education and cognitive training.
In 1996, The Clinical Neuropsychologist journal published the
results of its survey of the members of the American Board of
Professional Psychology Diplomates. They were asked to propose a
list of "Essential Books and Journals in North American Clinical
Neuropsychology". Out of 162 titles, only 11 met the inclusion
criteria of being endorsed by at least 15% of the respondents.
Levin, Eisenberg, and Benton's Mild Head Injury was one of
them!
"This volume is, perhaps, the first comprehensive treatment of this
topic in the literature. The contributors are exceptional, the
chapters well written and edited, and the selection of topics
timely and well integrated."--Journal of Nervous and Mental
Disease
"This short, readable book presents data that reflect the progress
made in recent years in the understanding and management of mild
head injury. . . . This comprehensive book will be of particular
value to neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuropsychologists, and
specialists in rehabilitation medicine. It will also provide a
quick, up-to-date synopsis of the field to anyone interested in the
subject." --New England Journal of Medicine
"This book addresses many of the important issues involved in the
care, physiology, and consequences of mild brain injuries . . . .
The book is well focused on an important clinical problem. It
highlights the importance of multiple disciplines being involved in
the management of patients with mild head injuries, that these
disorders may be anything but trivial, and that future research may
improve our understanding of these patients. It is a
high-quality
publication at a very reasonable price. The editors should be
congratulated for making this work available to neurosurgeons both
in practice and in training." --Journal of Neurosurgery
"A most readable text that provides fascinating insights into many
of the persisting puzzles of so-called minor or mild head injury .
. . . brings together material from a wide range of sources in a
compact form that is enjoyable to read and consult." --Brain
"In my opinion this is a worthwile purchase." --The British Journal
of Psychiatry
"Levin has not only gathered an impressive group of respected
authors but has provided a broad-spectrum approach primarily based
on solid group research. Mild head injury has long been viewed as
an enigmatic phenomenon, and this volume both bolsters some
theories and dispels some myths. . . .Mild Head Injury provides a
valuable reference to psychologists, neuropsychologists,
neurologists, and others who work with this population. . .
.Illustrates the
rich and fertile ground that mild head injury provides for
increasing our understanding of brain-behavior relations."
--Contemporary Psychology
"This book has been long overdue and anxiously awaited by
scientists and clinicians dedicated to the study and treatment of
mild head injury (MHI). For years, serious gaps have existed in our
knowledge of MHI, leading to controversy and uncertainty in the
diagnosis and treatment of MHI-associated functional disability.
Minor Head Injury helps to clarify many of these issues and
promotes a greater understanding of MHI and the post-concussion
syndrome. Section
II on experimental models and neuropathology is especially
interesting. Section III on clinical management, neurphsiology, and
neuroimaging is excellent reading for both clinicians and
researchers.
The benefit of this book is that it should bring some universality
to the manner in which MHI is viewed and uniformity to the manner
in which it is treated." --Journal of Neuropsychiatry
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