Synopses & Reviews
For clinicians, this volume will provide easy access into the mainstream of research on traumatic brain injury in children, its pathophysiology, treatment, and outcome. For scientists specializing in cognition and development, and for those in the basic neurosciences, the studies of traumatic brain injury discussed in this book provide a unique opportunity to relate brain structure to patterns of behavior. Modern neurodiagnostic techniques have created new possibilities for understanding the neurological basis of the diverse behavioral deficitys shown by head-injured children. The contributors of this volume have not only presented detailed analyses of our present state of knowledge of the diverse determinants of outcome in children with head injury, but also emphasized the gaps and limitations in our knowledge.
Table of Contents
Foreword,
M.B. DenckiaPart I: The Issues
1. Variability in Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury in Children: A Developmental Perspective, J.M. Fletcher, L. Ewing-Cobbs, D.J. Francis and H.S. Levin
2. Epidemiological Features of Brain Injury in Children: Occurrence, Children at Risk, Causes and Manner of Injury, Severity, and Outcomes, J.F. Kraus
3. Pathophysiological Responses of the Child's Brain Following Trauma, D.Bruce
Part II: The Data
4. The Behavioral Sequelae of Serious Head Injury in Children and Adolescents: The British Studies, D.Shaffer
5. Neurobehavioral Outcome of Pediatric Closed Head Injury, H.S. Levin, L. Ewing-Cobbs and H.M. Eisenberg
6. Discourse as an Outcome Measure in Pediatric Head Injured populations, S.B. Chapman
7. The UCLA Study of Mild Closed Injury in Children and Adolescents, R.F. Asarnow, P. Satz, R. Light, K. Zaucha, R.Lewis, and C. McCleary
8. Cognitive, Behavioral and Motoric Sequelae of Mild Head Injury in a National Birth Cohort, P. Bijur, and M. Haslum
9. Attention Deficits in the Long Term after Childhood Head Injury, M. Dennis, M. Wilkinson, L. Koski and R.P. Humphreys
10. Recovery From Traumatic Brain Injury in Children: The Importance of the Family, G. Taylor, D. Drotar, S. Wade, K. Yeats, T. Stancin and S. Klein
Part III: Life Span Effects, Rehabilitation and Treatment
11. Outcome of Head Injuries from Childhood to Adulthood: A 23 Year Follow-Up Study, H. Klonoff, C. Clark, P.S. Klonoff
12. Recovery of Function in Adults: Lessons for the Study of Pediatric Head injury outcome, J. Grafman and A. Salazer
13. Evaluating Rehabilitation after Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury, L.J. Michaud
14. The Prospect of Pediatric Clinical Trials: Experience with Adult Trials, J.D. Ward
Part IV: Commentary
15. Implications for Clinical Care and Cognitive Neuroscience
16. A summing Up, A. Benton