A veteran psychiatrist based in North Carolina, Gualatieri synthesizes for colleagues fundamental information and insight about the two most common conditions in neuropsychiatry that are otherwise sca
The return to school following traumatic brain injury (TBI) is fraught with challenges for children and adolescents, their families, and school professionals. This volume provides the practical knowle
Today hundreds of thousands of Americans carry pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) within their bodies. These battery-powered machines—small computers, in fact—deliver electr
The inventor of the implantable cardiac pacemaker, the first self-powered medical device to be permanently implanted in the human body, recounts the conception, invention, development, and production
Addressing the critical issues in community re-entry in a very practical manner, this book is suitable for all members of a community re-entry or brain-injury rehabilitation team. Traumatic Brain Inju
Provides the neurosurgeon, emergency medicine physician, trauma surgeon, critical care intensivist, pediatrician, sports medicine physician, and physiatrist with a thorough contemporary examination of
The phenomenon of minor head injury is increasingly being recognized as having both immediate and long-term implications for athletes. Physicians, trainers, and coaches play a vital role in the preven
Studies show that patients who contribute to their own treatment and recovery fare better in rehabilitation.Tailoring the concept for those suffering from joint pain, orthopedic psychologist Kate O'Sh
This is the mass market edition of the popular book by Dr. Ben Carson whose inspiring story tells of a frustrated inner-city kid whose faith in God helped him become director of pediatric neurosurger
This book provides reviews of the epidemiology, evaluation, and patient management of central nervous system (CNS) injuries. Internationally recognized clinicians and basic scientists discuss recent r
Encourages practitioners to address the major psychosocial problems faced by patients with traumatic brain injury, and to do so within the context of the family, which most often shoulders the respons
A brain injury attacks not only one's functioning but also one's very sense of self. The individual may be unable to remember familiar faces or the names of common objects; attempting to perform simpl
A revised edition of the state-of-the-art atlas originally published in 1985. Much more space is devoted to a detailed presentation of all the major approaches to the regions of the cranium relevant
The story of Ben Carson, M.D. will inspire readers as they watch an inner-city youngster rise to become director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital.
Welbourn, a retired endocrine surgeon who has written two books on the subject, has compiled the definitive history of the new and advancing discipline of endocrine surgery. The book traces the histor
