Disorders of Consciousness
Disorder of consciousness (DOC) is a state of prolonged altered consciousness, which can be categorized into coma, vegetative state, or minimally conscious state based on neurobehavioral function. The pathophysiology of…
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Acute Management of Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) continues to be a major public health problem. Proposed treatments have not withstood testing in clinical trials because of failure to account for different types of…
Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Blessen C. Eapen, MD, Editor David X. Cifu, MD, Editor
Pathophysiology of Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has become the signature injury of the military conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan and also has a high rate of occurrence in civilian populations in the…
Guidance Techniques for Botulinum Toxin Injections: A Comparison
CHAPTER 13 Guidance Techniques for Botulinum Toxin Injections: A Comparison Katharine E. Alter Muscle overactivity including spasticity, dystonia, other forms of hypertonia, and movement disorders are common impairments affecting patients…
Spasticity and Other Signs of the Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome
CHAPTER 3 Spasticity and Other Signs of the Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome Nathaniel H. Mayer The noted 19th-century neurologist John Hughlings Jackson was one of the first to recognize that…
