Concussion and Traumatic Encephalopathy: Causes, Diagnosis and Management Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9781107073951 ISBN-10: 1107073952 Copyright: 2019 Edition: 1st Editor: Victoroff, Jeff, Bigler, Erin D., Doody's Expert Review    Score: 97 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Teshamae Monteith,  MD, FAHS  (University of Miami Miller School of Medicine) Description This is a comprehensive guide to the causes, diagnosis, and management of concussion and traumatic encephalopathy. The authors highlight brain injury in animals, adults, and children, with special attention to sports-related injuries. Purpose The purpose is to present a comprehensive updated review of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and outcomes of concussion including traumatic encephalopathy. The overall goal is to provide a state of the art of attempts to anticipate the "trajectory of discovery." Audience The intended audience includes students, postdoctoral fellows, and researchers in the diverse fields of neuroscience, neurobiology, neurology, psychiatry, psychology, rehabilitative medicine, and traumatic brain injury. Basic, translational, and clinical research scientists as well as clinicians would greatly benefit from this book. Features The book is divided into a detailed description of concussion (part I), outcomes after concussion including traumatic encephalopathy, dementia, endocrine dysfunction and psychiatric sequelae (part II), and diagnosis and management of concussion (part III). An important feature of this book is the evidence and arguments for persistent postconcussive syndrome and the late effects. An updated summary of outcome variability, biomarkers for concussion, and structural neuroimaging is included. Assessment This is a fundamental reference for anyone who wants to master the emerging science and complexity of concussion and traumatic encephalopathy. The book is phenomenally written by experts in the field and is a game changer in moving the science forward. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 10 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 4 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 5 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 3 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book 5 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? N/A ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.