Living with Brain Injury: A Guide for Families, Second Edition [Perfect Paperback]

Richard C Senelick (Author), Karla Dougherty (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2010

The new, updated edition of the renowned classic - complete with cutting edge neuroplaticity and exciting experimental rehabilitation research! Living with Brain Injury will help readers - both families of patients and professionals alike - through new, uncharted territory of brain rehabilitation, a world where people we love may change before our eyes, physically, mentally, and emotionally.

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About the Author

Richard C. Senelick, MD, is the medical director at the Health-South Rehabilitation Institute of San Antonio (RIOSA). He also serves as program director of its Brain Injury Program. A native of Illinois, he completed his undergraduate and medical school training at the University of Illinois in Chicago. A neurologist who specializes in neurorehabilitation, he subsequently completed his neurology training at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. He has authored numerous publications, including co-authoring Living with Brain Injury: A Guide for Families, The Spinal Cord Injury Handbook for Patients and Their Families, and The Disability Awareness Handbook for Families, Co-Workers, and Friends.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 229 pages
• Publisher: Healthsouth Press; 2 edition (January 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891525093
• ISBN-13: 978-1891525094
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #210,948 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource!, March 19, 2000

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james melton (Sandy, Utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living with Brain Injury: A Guide for Families (Rev) (Paperback)

As a mother of a 15 yr old boy who has a TBI, I've read many books about brain injury. This book is an excellent resource...describing head trauma and how different functions can be affected. It also explains how a person actually comes out of a coma in gradual stages. It addresses so many pertinent issues...I'm so glad I was able to add it to my library.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The absolute best book on living with Traumatic Brain Injury, March 23, 2005

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G. C. Cerrato "gracerra" (belvidere, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living with Brain Injury: A Guide for Families, Second Edition (Perfect Paperback)

All the other books I've read on that subject (my husband has TBI) are too techical. This is written in easy to understand languate and gives you the truth on what to expect when your loved one has a TBI.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent but Outdated Resource, March 16, 2010

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Garry Prowe "Author of Successfully Surviving... (Gainesville Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living with Brain Injury: A Guide for Families, Second Edition (Perfect Paperback)

While this book is excellent, it is ten years old. I prefer the much newer Mindstorms: The Complete Guide for Families Living with Traumatic Brain Injury (2009). Living with Brain Injury answers most of the questions asked by those new to brain injury. It's easy to read (with one exception) and can be digested in small portions. This is important because this book should be read by families as soon as possible after an injury. When I first picked up Living with a Brain Injury a few days after my wife's accident, I found much of Chapter 1, "An Anatomy Lesson," rough going. I'm not sure any writer could explain the complex operations of the brain in a manner that is understood easily by traumatized family members. I quickly moved on to the other more accessible chapters. Chapters 2-4 describe what happens to the brain when it's injured and the types and degrees of brain injury. Chapter 5 introduces the diagnostic and predictive tools used by medical personnel. When Jessica's doctors told me she would be changed forever by her brain injury, I turned to Chapters 6-8, which describe, in lay language, the most common physical, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms suffered by survivors. Chapter 9, "How to Pick the Right Rehabilitation Hospital" lists the fifteen components every rehabilitation program should include. Chapters 10 and 11 describe the rehabilitation personnel and processes that will help your survivor recover as well as possible. Chapter 12 provides even more hope in its explanation of the amazing ability of the brain to rewire itself around damaged areas. Returning home from the hospital presents new challenges to both survivors and caregivers. The final two chapters address these issues. Throughout Living with Brain Injury, Senelick and Dougherty assure their readers that people can recover well from a brain injury, something that we all can't hear too often.