Concussion care manual / David L. Brody

This edition previously issued in print: 2019

Includes bibliographical references and index

Cover -- Concussion Care Manual -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments from the First Edition -- Notes on the Second Edition -- Part 1: Concussion Management The Big Picture -- 1. Introduction -- 2. What Is a Concussion? -- 3. How Do You Make the Diagnosis of Concussion? -- 4. Diagnosis of Sport Concussion -- 5. Which Problems Do You Address First? -- 6. General Treatment Strategies -- Part II: How to Manage Specific Problems -- 7. Headaches -- 8. Sleep Disruption -- 9. Attention Deficit -- 10. Mood Instability and Irritability -- 11. Anxiety and Depression

12. Post-​traumatic Stress Disorder -- 13. Personality Change -- 14. Balance Problems -- 15. Dizziness -- 16. Fatigue -- 17. Excessive Sleepiness -- 18. Memory Impairment -- 19. Executive Dysfunction -- 20. Parkinsonism -- 21. Blurry Vision -- 22. Hearing Problems -- 23. Smell and Taste Problems -- 24. Sexual Dysfunction -- 25. Seizures -- 26. Psychosis -- 27. Return to Work -- 28. Return to Driving -- 29. Return to School -- 30. Return to Contact Sports -- 31. When Is It Safe to Fly or Travel to High Altitude? -- 32. Medico-​legal Aspects of Concussion -- 33. Concussion in the Elderly

34. Concussion in Adolescents -- 35. Concussion in Children -- 36. Special Topics in Contact Sport Athletes and Others Who Have Had Multiple Concussions and Subconcussive Impacts -- 37. Concussion in Military Personnel -- Part III: How to Set Up and Run A Concussion Clinic -- 38. Staffing -- 39. Typical Flow for a Concussion Clinic -- 40. Scheduling Return Visits -- Appendix: Additional Resources -- Internet-​based Resources -- Concussion-​related Scales and Scores -- Additional Publications for More Detailed Information -- Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations -- Index

This practical manual is for clinicians who care for patients with concussions. The effects of concussions are a recognized problem in the medical community and among the general public. Most people recover well from concussions, but a substantial minority does not. Most clinicians, however, do not have specific training in how to evaluate and treat concussion patients who do not make a rapid and complete recovery. This manual is based on the experience of the former director of the concussion clinic at Washington University in St. Louis, currently the director of the NIH/Uniformed Service University Traumatic Brain Injury Research Group

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