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Acquired Brain Injury
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Deborah M. Benson
Editors
Acquired Brain Injury
An Integrative Neuro-Rehabilitation
Approach
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Deborah M. Benson
Transitions of Long IslandR
North Shore-Long Island
Jewish Health System
1554 Northern Boulevard
Manhasset, NY 11030
USA
dbenson@lij.edu
Jean Elbaum
Transitions of Long IslandR
North Shore-Long Island
Jewish Health System
1554 Northern Boulevard
Manhasset, NY 11030
USA
jelbaum@nshs.edu
Library of Congress Control Number: 2006939129
ISBN-10: 0-387-37574-0
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Contents
Contributors .............................................................................
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1. Introduction ........................................................................
Jean Elbaum and Deborah M. Benson
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2. Neurosurgery and Acquired Brain Injury: An Educational Primer ......
Mihai D. Dimancescu
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3. Physiatry and Acquired Brain Injury ..........................................
Craig H. Rosenberg, Jessie Simantov, and Manisha Patel
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4. The Role of the Neurologist in Assessment and Management of
Individuals with Acquired Brain Injury.......................................
Robert A. Duarte and Olga Fishman
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5. Voiding and Sexual Dysfunction after Acquired Brain Injury:
The Role of the Neurourologist.................................................
Matthew E. Karlovsky and Gopal H. Badlani
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6. Neuropsychiatry and Traumatic Brain Injury ................................
Angela Scicutella
7. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: Evaluation and
Treatment Approaches ...........................................................
Deborah M. Benson and Marykay Pavol
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8. The Role of the Neuro-Rehabilitation Optometrist .........................
M.H. Esther Han
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9. Nursing Care of the Neuro-Rehabilitation Patient ..........................
Anthony Aprile and Kelly Reilly
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10. Case Management in the Neuro-Rehabilitation Setting.................... 188
Robin Tovell-Toubal
11. Balance and Vestibular Rehabilitation in the Patient with
Acquired Brain Injury ............................................................
James Megna
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12. The Role of the Occupational Therapist on the
Neuro-Rehabilitation Team...................................................... 215
Patricia Kearney, Tami McGowan, Jennifer Anderson, and
Debra Strosahl
13. Rehabilitation of Speech, Language and Swallowing Disorders .........
Peggy Kramer, Deena Shein, and Jennifer Napolitano
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14. Counseling Individuals Post Acquired Brain Injury:
Considerations and Objectives.................................................. 259
Jean Elbaum
15. Acquired Brain Injury and the Family: Challenges
and Interventions ..................................................................
Jean Elbaum
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16. Long-Term Challenges ...........................................................
Deborah M. Benson and Jean Elbaum
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Index ......................................................................................
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Contributors
Jennifer Anderson, MOTR/L
Department of Occupational Therapy, Transitions of Long IslandR ,
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Anthony Aprile, R.N.
Department of Nursing, Southside Hospital, North Shore-Long Island
Jewish Health System
Gopal H. Badlani, M.D.
Department of Urology, Chief–Division of Neurourology,
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Mihai D. Dimancescu, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Department of Neurosurgery, Winthrop University South Nassau
Hospital System, Chairman Emeritus – Coma Recovery Association
Robert Duarte, M.D
Department of Neurology, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Olga Fishman, M.D.
Resident, Department of Neurology, North Shore-Long Island
Jewish Health System
M.H. Esther Han, O.D., FCOVD
Department of Clinical Sciences, SUNY State College of Optometry
Matthew E. Karlovsky, M.D.
Neurourology – Private Practice, Phoenix, Arizona
Tricia Kearney, OTR/L
Department of Occupational Therapy, Transitions of Long IslandR ,
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
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Contributors
Peggy Kramer, M.S., CCC-SLP
Department of Speech–Language Pathology, Transitions of Long IslandR ,
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Tami McGowan, M.S., OTR/L
Department of Occupational Therapy, Transitions of Long IslandR ,
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
James Megna, P.T., M.S., NCS
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Southside Hospital,
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Jennifer Napolitano, M.A., CCC-SLP
Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Transitions of Long IslandR ,
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Manisha Patel, M.D.
Resident, Department of Psysical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Marykay Pavol, Ph.D., ABPP
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital,
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Kelly Reilly, R.N.
Department of Education and Research, Southside Hospital,
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Craig Rosenberg, M.D.
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Southside Hospital,
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Angela Scicutella, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Deena Shein, M.A., CCC-SLP
Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Transitions of Long IslandR ,
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Jessie Simantov, M.D.
Resident, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Deborah Strosahl, M.S., OTR/L
Monefiore Medical Center, Jack D. Weiler Division
Robin Tovell-Toubal, M.Ed., CRC
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Medical Center