Cancer Rehabilitation: Forging Consensus
Andrea L. Cheville, MD, MSCE, Editor This issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America represents an attempt to provide an overview of current cancer rehabilitation. Its timing…
Toward a Postmodern Pragmatic Discourse Semioethics for Brain Injury Care
A postmodern framework is proposed for conceptualizing the impact of brain injury on the subjective being of the injured person. Semiosis, the ‘action of signs,’ is argued as necessary for…
Medicolegal Issues in Traumatic Brain Injury
The role of the physiatrist in provision of medicolegal expert testimony in cases involving traumatic brain injury is challenging and complex. This article provides an overview of how such work…
Research Frontiers in Traumatic Brain Injury
With the continued advancement in technology, such as increasingly sophisticated neuroimaging parameters, and the ongoing development of various scientific fields, like serum and blood biomarkers, genetics, and physiology, traumatic brain…
Educational and Vocational Issues in Traumatic Brain Injury
This article describes some of the current issues related to return to school and employment for individuals with traumatic brain injury. A strong, collaborative partnership between an individual’s health care…
Integrative Medicine in Traumatic Brain Injury
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be a part of conventional medicine….
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neuropathologic diagnosis typically made in human brains with a history of repetitive traumatic brain injury (rTBI). It remains unknown whether CTE occurs exclusively after…
Neuropsychological Evaluation in Traumatic Brain Injury
Clinical neuropsychology is a subspecialty of professional psychology that is concerned with the scientific study and clinical application of brain-behavior relationships. Broadly defined, a neuropsychological evaluation is a flexible clinical…
Unique Aspects of Traumatic Brain Injury in Military and Veteran Populations
Traumatic brain injury (TBI), in particular mild TBI (mTBI), is a relatively common injury experienced by service members across both deployed and nondeployed environments. Although many of the principles and…
Rehabilitation of Persistent Symptoms After Concussion
One of the more challenging aspects beyond acute concussion management occurs when symptoms do not resolve as anticipated over time. The term postconcussion syndrome generally refers to a presentation of…
