Handbook of Neurological Sports Medicine: Concussion and Other Nervous System Injuries in the Athlete presents techniques for diagnosis and treatment of head-related injuries to enable medical professionals to provide the best care possible. Authored by a respected team of neurosurgeons, including highly regarded concussion researcher Julian Bailes, this evidence-based reference offers expert guidelines for managing these serious injuries.
Part 1: General Concepts
Chapter 1. Athletes and Neurological Injuries: A View From 10,000 Feet
Chapter 2. Medicolegal Considerations in Neurological Sports Medicine
Chapter 3. Having a Game Plan
Part 2: Sport-Related Head Injuries
Chapter 4. Biomechanics, Pathophysiology, and Classification of Concussion
Chapter 5. In the Trenches: Acute Evaluation and Management of Concussion
Chapter 6. Neuroimaging and Neurophysiological Studies in the Head-Injured Athlete
Chapter 7. Neuropsychological Assessment in Concussion
Chapter 8. Role of Balance Testing and Other Adjunct Measures in Concussion
Chapter 9. Postconcussion Syndrome
Chapter 10. Neuropathology of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Chapter 11. The Emerging Role of Subconcussion
Chapter 12. Severe Head Injury and Second Impact Syndrome
Chapter 13. Neurological Considerations in Return to Sport Participation
Chapter 14. The Role of Pharmacological Therapy and Rehabilitation in Concussion
Chapter 15. The Research Behind Natural Neuroprotective Approaches to Concussion
Part 3: Sport-Related Injuries of the Spine and Peripheral Nervous System
Chapter 16. Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine Injuries: Types, Causal Mechanisms, and Clinical Features
Chapter 17. Management of Spine Injuries, Including Rehabilitation, Surgical Considerations, and Return to Play
Chapter 18. Peripheral Nerve Injuries in Athletes
Part 4: Other Sport-Related Neurological Issues
Chapter 19. Headaches in Athletics
Chapter 20. Heat Illness in Sports
Anthony L. Petraglia, MD, graduated from the University of Chicago in 2002 with a BA in neuroscience and earned his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2007. He completed his residency in neurological surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center in 2014. Petraglia was the first neurosurgery resident to complete a neurological sports medicine fellowship, and is currently an attending neurosurgeon at Unity Health System in Rochester, New York, where he is also the director of the concussion program.
Julian E. Bailes, Jr., MD, earned a BS from from Louisiana State University in 1978, and his MD from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1982. He completed a general surgery internship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in 1983 and a neurological surgery residency at Northwestern University in Chicago in 1987, as well as a fellowship in cerebrovascular surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix.
Arthur L. Day, MD, graduated from Louisiana State University Medical School in 1972.
He completed his surgical internship in Birmingham, Alabama, and subsequently completed his residency in neurological surgery and fellowship in brain tumor immunology at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida.