Translational Research in Traumatic Brain Injury

Translational Research in Traumatic Brain Injury is designed to address the key issues in the epidemiology, basic science, and treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Edited by two clinically active physician scientists, the book presents contributions from faculty who are international leaders in the areas of molecular biology, translational modeling, treatment, and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury.

The book covers a wide scope of TBI research critically important to the neurobiology research community, clinicians involved in the care of TBI patients, as well as industry leaders interested in developing new therapies for acute brain injury. It examines the full spectrum of TBI events, from mild sports-related injuries to severe blast injuries. It discusses fundamental cell mechanisms and pathophysiology, as well as animal modeling, clinical diagnosis, current therapeutic strategies, and future treatments. The book also describes long-term neuropsychiatric symptoms and the relationship of TBI to the development of post-concussive syndrome and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Edited by

Daniel Laskowitz, MD, MHS, professor of neurology, anesthesiology & neurobiology; and director, Neurovascular Laboratories, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Gerald A. Grant, MD, FACS, division chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery; vice chair for pediatric neurosurgery and associate program director; and associate professor, Department of Neurosurgery; Stanford University/Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, California, USA