Traumatic brain injury rehabilitation

✍ Scribed by Mark J Ashley; David K Krych

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 366
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Lefaivre Rainbow Effect is a groundbreaking treatment for those suffering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI). This strategy is different from most others because it is individually designed for each client and focuses on the cognitive retraining of the brain based on pre-injury lifestyle as well as the organic damage to the brain, rather than the disability alone.

Starting in the community, after the acute and in-patient rehabilitation phases of recovery have been completed, the Lefaivre Rainbow Effect maximizes the recovery process by positioning the TBI survivor to be a motivated participant in the arduous journey of recovery.

Key features:

• Provides tools and templates for managing the individualized treatment and integration process, including additional material available for download
• Addresses physical, emotional, and cognitive deficits with a strong influence on participation in life activities
• Includes the unique theory of the traumatically induced dysfunctional family, with the aim to preserve the family unit and reduce the overall loss for the survivor of brain injury
• Features a practical approach, including chapter summaries, case studies, diagrams, and templates
• Offers guidance on producing an Independent Medical Evaluation and preparing effectively for cross examination in recognition of the adversarial aspect of many TBI cases

This essential text demonstrates how rehabilitation professionals, including occupational therapists, doctors, nurses, social workers, speech pathologists, and neuropsychologists, can use the Lefaivre Rainbow Effect in their practices to improve therapeutic outcomes for their clients.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: An Overview of Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation: The Field Evaluation, D. K. Krych and M.J. Ashley The Neurologic Examination of the Traumatically Brain-Injured Patient, D.A. Gelber Posttraumatic Epilepsy and Neurorehabilitation, D.K. Naritoku and T.D. Hernandez Neurotransmitters and Pharmacology, R.A. Browning Heterotopic Ossification in Traumatic Brain Injury, D.E. Garland Vestibular Dysfunction After Traumatic Brain Injury: Evaluation and Management, P.S. Roland and E. Otto Visual Dysfunction Following Traumatic Brain Injury, R.L. Morton Rehabilitation and Management of Visual Dysfunction Following Traumatic Brain Injury, P.S. Suter Neurophysiological Substrates of Learning, R.P. Lehr, Jr. The Use of Applied Behavior Analysis in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation, C.S. Persel and C.H. Persel Cognition, Language, Communication: Some Challenging Issues, J.R. Muma and W. E. Ham Cognitive Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment in the TBI Patient, M.J. Ashley and D. K. Krych Management of Residual Physical Deficits, V.L. Bryan Vocational Rehabilitation, J. Ninomiya, Jr., M.J. Ashley, M.L. Raney, and D.K. Krych Case Management of Brain Injury: An Overview, J. Wood