Part 1: Evaluation of Concussions-Current Development
Chapter 1
Consequences of Ignorance and Arrogance for Mismanagement of Sport-Related Concussions: Short- and Long-Term Complications
Robert C. Cantu
Chapter 2
Neuropsychological Testing in Sports Concussion Management: an Evidence-Based Model When Baseline Is Unavailable
Peter A. Arnett, Amanda R. Rabinowitz, Gray A. Vargas, Dede M. Ukueberuwa, Victoria C. Merritt, and Jessica Meyer
Chapter 3
Feasibility of Virtual Reality for Assessment of Neurocognitive, Executive, and Motor Functions in Concussion
Semyon Slobounov, Wayne J. Sebastianelli, and Karl M. Newell
Chapter 4
Feasibility of Electroencephalography for Direct Assessment of Concussion
William J. Ray, Elizabeth F. Teel, Michael R. Gay, and Semyon Slobounov
Chapter 5
The Relevance of Assessing Cerebral Metabolic Recovery for a Safe Return to Play Following Concussion
Stefano Signoretti, Barbara Tavazzi, Giuseppe Lazzarino, and Roberto Vagnozzi
Part 2: Biomechanical Mechanisms of Concussion and Helmets
Chapter 6
The Biomechanics of Concussion: 60 Years of Experimental Research
Stefan M. Duma and Steven Rowson
Chapter 7
Acute and Lingering Impairments in Post-Concussion Postural Control
Thomas A. Buckley
Chapter 8
Biomechanical Studies of Impact and Helmet Protection
Andrew S. McIntosh
Part 3: Neural Substrates, Biomarkers, and Brain Imaging of Concussion Research
Chapter 9
Neuropathology of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Relationship to Structural Neuroimaging Findings
Erin D. Bigler
Chapter 10
Metabolic Dysfunctions Following Traumatic Brain Injury
David A. Hovda
Chapter 11
Advanced Neuroimaging of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Zhifeng Kou and E. Mark Haacke
Chapter 12
Biomarkers for Concussion
Linda Papa
Chapter 13
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Andrew R. Mayer and Patrick S.F. Bellgowan
Part 4: Pediatric Sport-Related Concussions
Chapter 14
Predicting Postconcussive Symptoms After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents
Keith Owen Yeates
Chapter 15
Long-Term Effects of Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Rimma Danov
Chapter 16
Neuropsychological Assessment of Sports-Related Concussion: Pediatric Challenges
Mark R. Lovell
Part 5: Clinical Management and Rehabilitation of Concussions
Chapter 17
Management of Collegiate Sport- Related Concussions
Steven P. Broglio and Kevin M. Guskiewicz
Chapter 18
Sports-Related Subconcussive Head Trauma
Brian D. Johnson
Chapter 19
The Role of the Quantitative EEG in the Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of the Traumatic Brain Injured Patients
Kirtley E. Thornton
Chapter 20
Current Understanding of Concussion: Treatment Perspectives
Michael R. Gay and Scott L. Rosenthal
Chapter 21
Post-Concussion Syndrome, Persistent Symptomatic Concussion, Related Sequelae and Treatment of Mild Closed Head Injury
Jonathon Cooke and J. Christopher Zacko
