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COPING WITH CONCUSSION AND MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

Barbara Albers Hill Diane Roberts Stoler

A Guide to Living with the Challenges Associated with Post Concussion Syndrome and Brain Trauma

COPING WITH CONCUSSION AND MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY is an essential survival guide for anyone who has suffered from brain trauma. It will prove to be an invaluable resource that persons with MTBI can turn to time and time again for information, suggestions, and sound advice.
Millions of people around the world annually suffer mild head trauma from automobileaccidents, assaults, falls, and sports injuries. With a diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), the individual will be told to rest for a few days or weeks, and, with luck, that may be the end of it. But unfortunately, many of those affected suffer from ongoing, debilitating symptoms like migraines, depression, and seizures for months or even years. Symptoms are unpredictable and are difficult to diagnose because there is no single test to detect MTBI and post-concussive syndrome (PCS). Having gone through the experience of MTBI herself, psychologist Diane Roberts Stoler set out to provide help and information for other MTBI survivors and their loved ones. In the revised and updated COPING WITH CONCUSSION AND MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, she and writer Barbara Albers Hill cover every aspect of this often mystifying condition.

Using clear, easy-to-understand language, the authors explain how the brain works and how it can be injured, the procedures used to diagnose brain injury, and the different treatments available. They then examine the most common physical, mental, and psychological symptoms of brain injury, explaining why each occurs and what can be done about it, as well as offering practical suggestions for coping with each problem. They also cover financial, insurance, and family issues; the rehabilitation process; and eventual outcomes. An extensive resource section provides additional guidance and sources of support. A whole chapter will be devoted to sport-related brain injuries and will show how to recognize a serious injury and respond to it to prevent further complications.

Diane Roberts Stoler is a board certified neuropsychologist and practicing licensed health and sport psychologist. A survivor of both an acquired and a traumatic brain injury, she now facilitates several support groups on topics related to brain injury and grief. She is a national and international speaker and an expert guest on talk television and radio. Barbara Albers Hill has written two books, Time Out for Children and Hush, Little Baby.
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Published 2013-11-05 by Avery

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Published 2013-11-05 by Avery

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This updated, new edition of Dr. Stoler’s highly regarded first book will continue to be an invaluable resource for persons with brain injury, their families and all involved with their care and recovery. Dr. Stoler’s professional expertise combined with personal insights after her own brain injury, as well as the vignettes of others who have sustained brain injury, contribute an important humanizing dimension to the reader’s understanding of the experience and the management of problems that can occur after brain injury.

Stoler covers current medical knowledge, alternative therapies and treatments, and diagnostic and therapeutic innovations, clearly presenting physiological, emotional, and cognitive challenges. Essential. Read more...

Coping with Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury is a long-awaited prescription for the millions who experience a so-called ‘mild TBI’ and for their families and care providers. Incorporating detailed information, practical suggestions and personal insights, Dr. Stoler has compiled a must-have encyclopedia for managing life after concussion.

A virtual encyclopedia of concussion and its many treatments.

Dr. Diane Roberts Stoler is an inspiration to all of us who are forced to confront concussions. This guide is an essential resource for all of those who refuse to give up and accept post-concussion symptoms. No treatment or rehabilitation works for everyone, and Dr. Stoler does a great job providing information on a wide range of options available or under investigation. She reminds us that there is always hope for a faster and more full recovery!

Coping with Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury provides a thorough, detailed investigation into both the traditional medical and alternative hypotheses and treatments for concussive brain injury.