Neurobehavioral Recovery from Head Injury [Hardcover]

Harvey S. Levin (Editor), Jordan Grafman (Editor), Howard M. Eisenberg (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 17, 1987 | ISBN-10: 0195042875 | ISBN-13: 978-0195042870 | Edition: 1

"This volume will repay the reader with a greatly enhanced understanding of the challenge facing head-injured patients when they try to return to society." --The Lancet

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This volume will repay the reader with a greatly enhanced understanding of the challenge facing head-injured patients when they try to return to society." --The Lancet

"A fine book. It presents the state of the art in the investigation of cognitive and neuropsychological disturbances from a variety of perspectives and should prove to be a useful resource to those conducting clinical research with this population." --Neurotrauma Medical Report

"This book integrates current knowledge on the pathophysiology of head injury with current methods of neuropsychological assessment. It provides an excellent review of the various methods of neuropsychological testing that are currently employed and the strengths and weaknesses of these methods in assessing different aspects of recovery from head injury. The text is readable, there are adequate graphics and illustrations, and the price is reasonable. For those interested in embarking on the study of neurobehavioral outcome from head injury, this book comprises a state-of-the-art review." --Journal of Neurosurgery

"This book is a 'must read.' . . . . Simply the best book on traumatic brain injury, recovery, treatment, and intervention that has been published to date. It has an outstanding array of authors . . . . Should be read from cover to cover. Fortunately, it is not only competent but enjoyable and, although at times demanding, pays proper respect to the complexity and importance of this timely topic of head injury." --Contemporary Psychology

"The book has a consistently high quality. There are very few books that deal with the behavioral and psychological as well as cogntive consequences of brain injury. This may be one tree in a small forest, but all trees should stand this tall." --American Journal of Psychiatry

About the Author

Harvey S. Levin is at University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. Jordan Grafman is at NINCDS.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 446 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (September 17, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195042875
• ISBN-13: 978-0195042870
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,416,797 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)