This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the very important clinical issue of recovery of function after head injury. It emphasizes recent advances in research on the outcome of head injury and provides a critical commentary on methodological problems. The use of clinical neuropsychological procedures, laboratory-based cognitive tasks, psychiatric interviewing and radiological techniques to assess the outcome of head injury is fully discussed. The list of contributors to this book is distinguished, multidisciplinary and international. The volume will be of particular value to neurologists, neurosurgeons and clinical psychologists. With improvements in trauma care, the number of young people surviving head injury with varying degrees of brain damage has increased, so the question of their neurobehavioural recovery is timely.
Reviews
This volume will repay the reader with a greatly enhanced understanding of the challenge facing head-injured patients when they try to return to society. * The Lancet *



Book Information
ISBN 9780195042870
Author Harvey S. Levin
Format Hardback
Page Count 446
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 934g
Dimensions(mm) 243mm * 166mm * 35mm