Overview
Brain injuries are common in children, typically following head trauma but also complicating meningitis, encephalitis, cerebrovascular haemorrhage (stroke) and brain tumours. Many children suffer irreversible impairments and are left with major physical, educational and behavioural disabilities. This has tremendous implications for health, education and social services. The survivors of brain injuries pose a significant burden on the NHS, the community and families. Despite this, resources are limited or non-existent in many parts of the UK and, consequently, many hospitals, schools and education authorities, and social services are unsure how to address the many problems shown by these children and their families. The new edition of 'Management of Brain Injured Children' provides a detailed account of brain injuries in children. It considers how common they are, why they occur, and how they may be prevented. It also explains how children are resuscitated following the acute insult, and provides a comprehensive description of how the physical, communicative, educational, and behavioural effects are managed, in both the short- and long-term, and how this impacts on the family. A parent's experience of having a child who suffered a severe head injury provides an invaluable contribution, as does the account of her daughter, now a teenager. The book concludes with appendices detailing useful support organisations and relevant governmental and other agencies' publications. Referencing is thorough and up-to-date, providing readers with useful sources of information for additional reading.
Full Product Details
Author: Richard Appleton (Consultant in Paediatric Neurology, The Roald Dahl EEG Unit, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK) ,
Tony Baldwin (Consultant Psychologist, Child Development Centre, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.70cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.618kg
ISBN: 9780198567240
ISBN 10: 0198567243
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 June 2006
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.
Reviews
The book is well-referenced with good quality neuro-imaging examples...An excellent guide for the pediatrician and other professionals in the team. It deserves to be widely read. --Archives of Disease in Childhood
<br> The book is well-referenced with good quality neuro-imaging examples...An excellent guide for the pediatrician and other professionals in the team. It deserves to be widely read. --Archives of Disease in Childhood<br>
The book is well-referenced with good quality neuro-imaging examples...An excellent guide for the pediatrician and other professionals in the team. It deserves to be widely read. --Archives of Disease in Childhood<br>
The book is well-referenced with good quality neuro-imaging examples...An excellent guide for the pediatrician and other professionals in the team. It deserves to be widely read. --Archives of Disease in Childhood The book is well-referenced with good quality neuro-imaging examples...An excellent guide for the pediatrician and other professionals in the team. It deserves to be widely read. --Archives of Disease in Childhood The book is well-referenced with good quality neuro-imaging examples...An excellent guide for the pediatrician and other professionals in the team. It deserves to be widely read. --Archives of Disease in Childhood
