Management of head injury. Neurobehavioral outcome.
Recent research on overall recovery from closed head injury has focused on improving the prediction of outcome and the influence of age. The aspects of long-term neurobehavioral sequelae and recovery, memory deficit after closed head injury, and language and speech disturbance after head injury are covered in this article.
Levin
H S
HS
Division of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.
Eisenberg
H M
HM
D000328:Adult; D000647:Amnesia / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012917:Social Adjustment