Manual of Traumatic Brain Injury: Assessment and Management

Practical Management Guidance for Traumatic Brain Injury—from Initial Assessment to Long‑Term Care Needs

Delivering fast, reliable clinical guidance across the full continuum of traumatic brain injury severity and care, this trusted manual equips providers to make informed decisions, from initial assessment through long‑term management. Designed for rapid reference, the text translates current evidence and consensus guidance into actionable care strategies. Updated throughout with the latest advances, it addresses mild, moderate, and severe TBI, complications, and population-specific needs (including military TBI, workers compensation injuries and pediatrics). Clear organization, key points, and study questions support everyday clinical use while reinforcing best practices. Ideal for busy clinicians who need authoritative answers without excessive complexity, this manual supports confident, efficient TBI care at every stage of management.

What’s New:

• New chapter on vision processing and oculomotor assessment in mild TBI
• Updated sports concussion management aligned with current consensus guidance
• Chapters addressing neuroimaging, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, neuroprotective interventions, disorders of consciousness and more have been comprehensively updated, reflecting current state of the art advances
• Enhanced guidance on use of automated assessment tools in clinical practice
• All chapters have had their content refreshed throughout the text, to reflect current evidence‑informed clinical practice

Key Features:

• Covers TBI care from concussion to severe injury, and from field evaluation and neurocritical care through complications, co-morbidities, rehabilitation and community reintegration
• Supports rapid access to key clinical information, facilitating faster, more confident evidence-based clinical decisions
• Organized for quick access to essential diagnostic, management, and rehabilitation insights in TBI care
• Key Points and Study Questions reinforce clinical takeaways and support efficient and effective board exam preparation
• Led since this textbook’s inception by an experienced academic clinician‑educator and researcher with years of hands-on TBI-related patient care and teaching experience, in clinical settings ranging from outpatient clinic-based concussion care to leadership of inpatient rehabilitation teams caring for those with severe injuries