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TBI Bookstore
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Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury: Diagnosis, Assessment, and Intervention
By Erin D. Bigler (Editor), Elaine Clark (Editor), Janet E. Farmer (Editor)
Price: 36.37
Paperback; 1997
Synopsis
Although children have the highest rate of traumatic brain injury in this decade of the brain, the wound and consequences<-->for the child, family, and classroom<-->are often insidious. From a series first appearing in the , this monograph updates the knowledge base about the behavioral and cognitive impact of early TBI. The editors<-->with expertise in neuro-, clinical, school, and rehabilitation psychology<-->advise careful monitoring of children involved in accidents or abuse for indicators of disturbances in memory, attention, concentration, and mood. Guidance (with case studies) is provided with assessing and meeting the special educational needs of such children as mandated. |
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Children With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Parent's Guide
By Lisa Schoenbrodt (Editor)
Price: 12.57
Paperback; 2003
Synopsis
Consumer text covers diagnosis, rehabilitation and medical concerns, coping, effects on learning and behavior, preventing further injury, educational needs, and legal issues. Includes case studies, parent statements, patient assessment scales, resource guide, reading list, and glossary. |
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Fetal & Neonatal Brain Injury: Mechanisms, Management and the Risks of Practice
By David K. Stevenson (Editor), Philip Sunshine (Editor)
Price: 188
Hardcover; 1997
Synopsis
This book evaluates the numerous events in pregnancy, labour, and post-partum care that can lead to brain damage in newborn infants. The mechanisms by which the brain is damaged, as well as the approaches to treatment and most importantly, prevention of injury are delineated. This book is intended for fetal medicine physicians, neonatalogists, paediatricians, paediatric neurologists, neuro-radiologists, neuro-pathologists, obstetricians. |
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Hit on the Head and Where It Led
By Jennifer Cooper-Trent
Price: 10
Synopsis
Traumatic Brain Injury accounts for most childhood deaths. For those children who survive, it can be a long, hard road. One of the most difficult areas is the way that other people treat the brain-injured child. Usually all the former friends depart, even the best friends.There can be playground taunts, and teachers often have no experience. This book explains what happens after an accident, and is designed for parents, friend and teachers. |
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Management of Brain Injured Children
By Richard Appleton (Editor), Tony Baldwin (Editor)
Price: 59.95
Synopsis
Consultant Pediatric Neurologist, Liverpool, UK. Text describing the epidemiology, assessment, and management of traumatic and non-traumatic brain injuries in children. Emphasis is on providing a multidisciplinary and integrated team approach to understanding these problems. For specialists. |
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Our FAScinating Journey: Keys to Brain Potential Along the Path of Prenatal Brain Injury
By Jodee Kulp
Price: 39.95
Spiral; 2002
Synopsis
Our FAScinating Journey will introduce readers to another winding path in working with prenatally exposed children. Jodee illuminates this path with lights that shine the hope of possibilities for these special kids. On your journey through these pages you will: • Discover creative approaches in reaching and loving children with attachment issues. • Understand how alcohol affects the growing brains of children. • Become familiar with brain terminology. • Uncover ideas to help a child nutritionally. • Wade through school and behavior issues with tears, laughter and strategies. |
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Pediatric Brain Injury: The Special Case of the Very Young Child
By Carole Wedel Sellars, Candace Hill Vegter, Susan Sivertsen Ellerbusch, Annette Angland Flaig
Price: 63.5
Paperback; 1997
Synopsis
This book on treating and living with infants, toddlers and preschoolers with traumatic brain injuries examines the themes that have recently emerged in the pediatric brain injury field, including the sobering evidence that the advantage traditionally associated with neural plasticity in young children may not apply to the outcome of this group. It presents a clinical definition of pediatric brain injury, neuroanatomical description of the pediatric brain, case studies along with MRI and CT scans, normal pediatric development, specific therapeutic activities, information on injury prevention and transitional programs from hospital to school, and medico-legal information. Written for therapists and rehabilitation professionals, as well as educators, social workers, family members, advocates and students. |
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Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
By Stephen R. Hooper (Author), Jeffrey H. Snow (Author)
Price: 43.95
Hardcover; 1994
Synopsis
An introduction to the assessment, implications, mechanisms, and management of traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents, a set of dysfunctions that broadly impact the individual, the family, and society in general. Addressed to students and professionals in clinical psychology, school psychology, education, and other disciplines that might encounter the problem. |
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Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Proactive Intervention
By Roberta, Ph.D. Depompei, Jean L. Blosser
Price: 55.95
Paperback; 1994
Synopsis
For professionals from a variety of disciplines who routinely deal with children and adolescents with TBI, the authors (both of the School of Communicative Disorders, U. of Akron) explain their practical philosophy for planning and implementing programming for this group. |
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Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents: Assessment and Intervention
By Margaret Semrud-Clikeman
Price: 32
Hardcover; 2001
Synopsis
This resource for school professionals and graduate students describes the neuropsychological problems that accompany traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents and presents ways to help facilitate reintegration into the classroom after an injury. Following a review of basic neuroanatomy, Semrud-Clikeman (educational psychology, U. of Texas, Austin) discusses topics such as the administration and interpretation of neuropsychological evaluation tools, school-family collaboration, and developing appropriate interventions. |
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Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Children and Adolescents
By Mark Ylvisaker (Editor)
Price: 62
Paperback; 1998
Synopsis
Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Children and Adolescents provides rehabilitation professionals in all areas of rehabilitation with a comprehensive, interdisciplinary framework for treatment of brain-injured children and adolescents. The book begins with an explanation of the pathophysiology of closed head injury and its typical consequences, leads the reader through various clinical intervention and therapeutic techniques, and concludes with guidelines for re-integrating the child into school, family, and work communities. Drawing upon the authors' backgrounds in speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and neurology, the book presents a thorough discussion of all areas of head injury rehabilitation. |
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Traumatic Head Injury in Children
By Sarah H. Broman (Editor), Mary Ellen Michel (Editor), Michel Broman
Price: 50
Hardcover; 1995
Synopsis
Review of current knowledge and clinical research for investigators in biomedical and behavior science. Based on a 1993 conference at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. 39 contributors. |
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