title: Management of head injury. Neurobehavioral outcome.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
mesh_terms: 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