Acquired Brain Injury
An Integrative Neuro-rehabilitation Approach

This book details how medical and clinical teams that are comprehensive and interdisciplinary are able to effectively address the multiple difficulties that can result from an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI).

This book details how medical and clinical teams that are comprehensive and interdisciplinary are able to effectively address the multiple difficulties that can result from an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). Coverage describes the medical specialists that are integral members of a team and their specialized roles in assessment and treatment. It reviews some of the vital specialty areas that are often overlooked. The book also examines key discipline areas, such as occupational and speech/language therapies, and describes the main behavioral difficulties exhibited by individuals with ABI.

Introduction.- Neurosurgery and Acquired Brain Injury: An Educational Primer.- Physiatry and Acquired Brain Injury.- The Role of the Neurologist in the Assessment and Treatment of Patients status post Acquired Brain Injury.- Voiding and Sexual Dysfunction after Cerebrovascular Accident and Traumatic Brain Injury: The Role of the Neuro-urologist.- Neuropsychiatry and Traumatic Brain Injury.- Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: Evaluation and Treatment Approaches.- The Role of the Neuro-Rehabilitation Optometrist.- Nursing Care of the Neuro-Rehabilitation Patient.- Case Management in the Neuro-Rehabilitation Setting.- Balance and Vestibular Rehabilitation in the Patient with Acquired Brain Injury.- The Functional Role of the Occupational Therapist on the Neuro-Rehabilitation Team.- Rehabilitation of Speech, Language and Swallowing Disorders.- Counseling Individuals post Acquired Brain Injury: Considerations and Objectives.- Acquired Brain Injury and the Family: Challenges and Interventions.- Long Term Challenges.