Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: New Frontiers in Clinical and Translational Research

by Vicki Anderson (Editor), Keith Owen Yeates PhD (Editor)

Overview

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability in children and adolescents around the world and represents a global public health issue. Major improvements in the medical treatment of the initial injury have increased survival rates resulting in the focus shifting to consider the subsequent and longer-term cognitive, emotional and behavioral consequences for the recovering child or adolescent. These disabilities, if left untreated, continue into adulthood with consequent economic and societal costs. This book reviews the research into the consequences of TBI emphasizing the translation of new understanding into effective treatments and interventions, and identifying promising areas for further study. This will be essential reading for neuropsychologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and pediatricians.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521763325
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	02/04/2010
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Vicki Anderson is Professor of Pediatrics and Psychology, University of Melbourne, Director of Critical Care and Neurosciences Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Director of Psychology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

Keith Owen Yeates is Professor of Pediatrics, Psychology, and Psychiatry, The Ohio State University and Director, Center for Biobehavioral Health, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Chief, Department of Psychology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.

Table of Contents

List of contributors vi

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction: Pediatric traumatic brain injury: New frontiers in clinical and translational research Vicki Anderson Keith Owen Yeates 1

1 Biomechanics of pediatric TBI Susan S. Margulies Brittany Coats 7

2 Neurobiology of TBI sustained during development Mayumi L. Prins Christopher C. Giza David A. Hovda 9

3 Using serum biomarkers to diagnose, assess, treat, and predict outcome after pediatric TBI Rachel P. Berger Ronald L. Hayes Kevin K.W. Wang Patrick Kochanek 36

4 Clinical trials for pediatric TBI P. David Adelson 54

5 Advanced neuroimaging techniques in children with traumatic brain injury Stephen Ashwal Karen A. Tong Andre Obenaus Barbara A. Holshouser 68

6 Neurobehavioral outcomes of pediatric mild traumatic brain injury Michael W. Kirkwood Keith Owen Yeates 94

7 Very long-term neuropsychological and behavioral consequences of mild and complicated mild TBI: increased impact of pediatric versus adult TBI Erik Hessen 118

8 Neurobehavioral outcomes of pediatric traumatic brain injury H. Gerry Taylor 145

9 Neuropsychological rehabilitation in children with traumatic brain injuries Ingrid van't Hooft 169

10 Psychosocial interventions Shari L. Wade 179

11 Pediatric TBI: challenges for treatment and rehabilitation Cathy Catroppa Vicki Anderson 192

12 Integrating multidisciplinary research for translation from the laboratory to the clinic Bryan Kolb Robbin Gibb 207

Index 225

Editorial Reviews

'I found Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: New Frontiers in Clinical and Translational Research, edited by Vicki Anderson and Keith Owen Yeates, to be a useful text, full of relevant and up-to-date research findings. I strongly recommend this text for new researchers studying pediatric TBI, and expect that it will be a frequently referred to reference for new and seasoned clinicians and researchers in the field of pediatric TBI from a variety of disciplines.' Beth Slomine, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore

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