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Healing the traumatized brain : coping after concussion and other brain injuries / Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD, Vani Rao, MBBS, MD ; foreword by Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH.
"Recovering from a brain injury can be a challenging and prolonged process. Learn how to maximize your recovery from the effects of brain injuries with the guidance of Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD, and Vani Rao, MBBS, MD, two leading medical experts with extensive experience helping patients recover from concussion and other brain injuries. Healing the traumatized brain explains how the brain works, how injuries affect the brain, and how to use your brain's own power to recover. This detailed guide contains essential information on : the emotional, behavioral, mental, and physical effects following concussion and other brain injuries ; medication options and lifestyle changes ; practical strategies for healing, including stress management, behavioral therapy, and cognitive rehabilitation ; neuroplasticity and nutrition as they affect recovery ; behavioral disorders, balance disorders, and hormonal changes following concussion and other brain injuries ; the effects of coexisting factors such as other medical problems, recreational drug use, the misuse of prescribed medications, and poor sleep hygiene ; the science associated with repeated brain trauma and promising therapies on the horizon"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781421446622 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: xii, 339 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Help with mood, memory, behavior changes & more"--Cover. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part I. Brain structure and function -- Inner workings -- Structure -- Types of brain injury -- influences on recovery after brain injury -- Part II. Neural plasticity -- The idea of plasticity -- Recovery from brain injury -- Behavioral therapy -- Stress management -- Cognitive rehabilitation -- Nutrition -- Part III. Emotional problems caused by the traumatized brain -- Depression -- Mania -- Anxiety -- PTSD -- Part IV. behavioral disorders caused by the traumatized brain -- Psychosis -- Aggression -- Impulsivity -- Substance abuse -- Apathy -- Sleep -- Part V. Cognitive issues caused by the traumatized brain -- Attention -- Memory -- Executive function -- Language -- Part VI. Other symptoms of the traumatized brain -- Headaches -- Seizures -- Vision -- Balance -- Hormonal abnormalities -- Part VII. The traumatized brain and the future -- Repeated brain injuries -- Future treatments : brain simulation and plasticity. |
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| 264 | 1. | ‡aBaltimore : ‡bJohns Hopkins University Press, ‡c2023. | |
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| 505 | 0 | 0. | ‡gPart I. ‡tBrain structure and function -- ‡tInner workings -- ‡tStructure -- ‡tTypes of brain injury -- ‡tinfluences on recovery after brain injury -- ‡gPart II. ‡tNeural plasticity -- ‡tThe idea of plasticity -- ‡tRecovery from brain injury -- ‡tBehavioral therapy -- ‡tStress management -- ‡tCognitive rehabilitation -- ‡tNutrition -- ‡gPart III. ‡tEmotional problems caused by the traumatized brain -- ‡tDepression -- ‡tMania -- ‡tAnxiety -- ‡tPTSD -- ‡gPart IV. ‡tbehavioral disorders caused by the traumatized brain -- ‡tPsychosis -- ‡tAggression -- ‡tImpulsivity -- ‡tSubstance abuse -- ‡tApathy -- ‡tSleep -- ‡gPart V. ‡tCognitive issues caused by the traumatized brain -- ‡tAttention -- ‡tMemory -- ‡tExecutive function -- ‡tLanguage -- ‡gPart VI. ‡tOther symptoms of the traumatized brain -- ‡tHeadaches -- ‡tSeizures -- ‡tVision -- ‡tBalance -- ‡tHormonal abnormalities -- ‡gPart VII. ‡tThe traumatized brain and the future -- ‡tRepeated brain injuries -- ‡tFuture treatments : brain simulation and plasticity. |
| 520 | . | ‡a"Recovering from a brain injury can be a challenging and prolonged process. Learn how to maximize your recovery from the effects of brain injuries with the guidance of Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD, and Vani Rao, MBBS, MD, two leading medical experts with extensive experience helping patients recover from concussion and other brain injuries. Healing the traumatized brain explains how the brain works, how injuries affect the brain, and how to use your brain's own power to recover. This detailed guide contains essential information on : the emotional, behavioral, mental, and physical effects following concussion and other brain injuries ; medication options and lifestyle changes ; practical strategies for healing, including stress management, behavioral therapy, and cognitive rehabilitation ; neuroplasticity and nutrition as they affect recovery ; behavioral disorders, balance disorders, and hormonal changes following concussion and other brain injuries ; the effects of coexisting factors such as other medical problems, recreational drug use, the misuse of prescribed medications, and poor sleep hygiene ; the science associated with repeated brain trauma and promising therapies on the horizon"-- ‡cProvided by publisher. | |
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