Head Trauma Sourcebook

Basic Information for the Layperson about Open-Head and Closed-Head Injuries, Treatment Advances, Recovery, and Rehabilitation

Along with Reports on Current Research Initiatives

Every year, head trauma affects about two million people in the United States, resulting in 500,000 hospital admissions, an estimated 100,000 deaths, 90,000 victims permanently disabled, and 2,000 victims in vegetative states. Head trauma results in more than $4 billion in direct medical expenses annually.

Head Trauma Sourcebook provides authoritative material about head trauma in a nontechnical style both for the patient and for family members and others whose lives have been impacted by head trauma. Individual sections offer explanations about common causes and prevention, different types of head trauma and their consequences, rehabilitation and research, special information for families, and source listings for further help and information.

The book's 38 chapters are arranged in five major parts:

• Overview of Head Trauma and Prevention Issues
• Types, Causes, and Consequences of Head Trauma
• Rehabilitation and Research
• Special Concerns Faced by Family Members and Other Survivors
• Further Help and Information - includes a list of head injury clinical research centers and a resource list of organizations, among other information.
• Additional features include a glossary and a comprehensive index.