Brain Injury Medicine (BIM) includes disorders of brain function due to injury. It is a subspecialty thatinvolves having expertise in the prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of individualswith acquired brain injury. This book is a clear and comprehensive guide to all aspects of themanagement of traumatic brain injury-from early diagnosis and evaluation through the post-acuteperiod and rehabilitation. It is an essential reference for physicians and other health care professionalswho work with patients with brain injury. The book focuses on assessment and treatment of the widervariety of clinical problems the patients face. The text covers the full spectrum of the practice of braininjury medicine including basic principles, acute care, rehabilitation, treatment of other medicalproblems following injury, cognitive and behavioral problems, post-trauma pain disorders,pharmacologic and alternative treatments. This book will prove a valuable reference for practitioners,specialists, consultants and students. Scientists and students of this field in general will find this bookvaluable.