Topics in Cognitive Rehabilitation in the TBI Post-Hospital Phase

Description

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) refers to nondegenerative, noncongenital damage to the brain from an external mechanical force, which can lead to permanent or temporary impairment of cognitive, physical, and psychosocial functions, with an associated diminished or altered state of consciousness. Despite this broad definition, it is estimated that more than 1.500.000 people suffer TBI annually in US, with 20% afflicted with moderate or severe forms. Additionally, a high percentage of these patients are unable to return to their daily routine (approximately 50%). In this context, both motor and cognitive rehabilitation are extremely important for these individuals. The aim of cognitive and motor rehabilitation is to recover an individual’s ability to process, interpret and respond to environmental inputs, as well as to create strategies and procedures to compensate for lost functions that are necessary in familial, social, educational and occupational settings. The purpose of this book is to review the basic concepts related to TBI, including mechanisms of injury, acute and post-acute care, severity levels, the most common findings in mild, moderate and severe TBI survivors, and the most frequent cognitive and motor impairments following TBI, as well as to discuss the strategies used to support post-TBI patients. The most important rehabilitation techniques, both from cognitive and motor perspectives, are addressed. Finally, information regarding work and community re-entry and familial and psychological support are discussed in detail. Topics in Cognitive Rehabilitation in the TBI Post-Hospital Phase is intended as a reference guide for all professionals who have contact with or are related to patients suffering from TBI. Any professionals who work with or are related to patients suffering from TBI will find here a broad and comprehensive overview of TBI, addressing all essential issues, from acute care to rehabilitation strategies, follow up and re-socialization. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Spontaneous Recovery Mechanisms-Brain Reorganization (Sonia-Luz Albarracin, Jhon-Jairo Sutachan)....Pages 1-8 Respiratory Rehabilitation (André Luiz Nunes Gobatto, Leonardo Pamponet Simões, Bruno Prata Martinez)....Pages 9-15 Posttraumatic Hydrocephalus: Relevance, Mechanisms, Treatment, and Outcome (Fernando Campos Gomes Pinto, Matheus Fernandes de Oliveira)....Pages 17-24 Challenges and Complications of Immobility (Christina May Moran de Brito, Linamara Rizzo Battistella, Maria Lúcia Costacurta Guarita)....Pages 25-33 Motor Rehabilitation Program and Robotics (Rebeca Boltes Cecatto, Linamara Rizzo Battistella)....Pages 35-40 Extrapyramidal Syndromes After Traumatic Brain Injury (Egberto Reis Barbosa, Sara Carvalho Barbosa Casagrande, Christian Henrique de Andrade Freitas)....Pages 41-47 Post-traumatic Epilepsy (Arezoo Rezazadeh, Danielle M. Andrade, Aylin Reid)....Pages 49-59 Traumatic Brain Injury and Electroencephalogram Findings (Renato Anghinah, Jéssica Natuline Ianof)....Pages 61-67 Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Postconcussion Syndrome (Marcia Mitie Nagumo, Daniele Vieira da Silva, Robson Luis Oliveira de Amorim)....Pages 69-73 Traumatic Brain Injury in the National Football League (Renata Areza-Fegyveres)....Pages 75-77 Traumatic Brain Injury in Fighting Sports (Renato Anghinah, Jéssica Natuline Ianof)....Pages 79-85 Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Post-concussion Syndrome (PCS) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) (Anna Vasilevskaya, Maria Carmela Tartaglia)....Pages 87-94 Functional Neuroimage (Celi Santos Andrade, Leandro Tavares Lucato, Carlos Alberto Buchpiguel, Claudia da Costa Leite)....Pages 95-105 Neuropsychological Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury (Fabio Rios Freire, Fernanda Coelho, Patricia De Lucia Nadruz, Jéssica Natuline Ianof, Renato Anghinah)....Pages 107-112 “Come Back to Community and Work After Traumatic Brain Injury” (Selma Lancman, Andrea Toshye Sato, Tatiana de Andrade Jardim Rodriguez, Juliana de Oliveira Barros)....Pages 113-122 Back Matter ....Pages 123-128