Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3, Supplement 1 , Pages S3-S8, March 2008

Congenital and Acquired Brain Injury. 1. Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Prognostication, Innovative Treatments, and Prevention

  • Allen W. Brown, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rochester, MN
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Allen W. Brown, MD, Dept of PM&R, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN 55905-0001
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  • Elie P. Elovic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Center, West Orange, NJ
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  • Sunil Kothari, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston, TX
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  • Steven R. Flanagan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
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  • Christina Kwasnica, MD

      Affiliations

    • Barrow Neurologic Institute, Phoenix, AZ.

Abstract 

Brown AW, Elovic EP, Kothari S, Flanagan SR. Kwasnica C. Congenital and acquired brain injury. 1. Epidemiology, pathophysiology, prognostication, innovative treatments, and prevention.

This self-directed learning module reviews the current epidemiology of traumatic brain injury (TBI), its pathophysiology, prognostication after injury, currently available innovative early approaches to diagnosis and treatment, and effective methods of prevention. It is intended to provide the rehabilitation clinician with current knowledge to accurately inform patients, families, significant others, referring physicians, and payers and to aid in clinical decision making while caring for patients after TBI.

Overall Article Objective

To describe current knowledge in traumatic brain injury epidemiology, pathophysiology, prognostication, acute treatment, and prevention.

Key Words: Diffuse axonal injury, Economics, Guidelines [publication type], Mortality, Preventive measures, Rehabilitation

 

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

 Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01843-6

doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2007.12.001

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3, Supplement 1 , Pages S3-S8, March 2008

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