Head Injury Paperback: A Multidisciplinary Approach - Softcover

Whitfield; Thomas; Summers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052169762X ISBN 13: 9780521697620

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

A pragmatic, and multi-professional approach to the management of head injured patients. Covers epidemiology, experimental models, pathology, clinical examination, neuroimaging, trauma scoring, patient management including emergency department care, transfer of the patient, intensive care and surgical aspects, rehabilitation, paediatric head injury and finally, medico-legal issues.

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Críticas:

'... this book is highly suitable to a wide audience of health professionals working in the field of head trauma. From an allied health perspective, the book would be particularly useful for newcomers to the field of head trauma who are attempting to understand the key principles of multidisciplinary care and in particular, medical management.' International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

'... well written ...' Doody's

'... a comprehensive overview of all aspects of head injury management which will appeal to a wide audience of neuroscience specialists and is likely to stand the test of time. ... There is no comparable volume available on the market which takes this multidisciplinary approach and this makes this volume unique.' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation

Biografía del autor:

Peter C. Whitfield is a Consultant Neurosurgeon and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the South West Neurosurgery Centre, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK.

Elfyn O. Thomas is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK.

Fiona Summers is a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK.

Maggie Whyte is a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK.

Peter J. Hutchinson is a Senior Academy Fellow and Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon at the Academic Neurosurgical Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 052169762X
• ISBN 13: 9780521697620
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 324