Head Trauma: Pathophysiology, Treatment, and Rehabilitation

Course overview

Head trauma can lead to physical and mental disability as well as significant morbidity and mortality. Understanding brain anatomy and physiology is fundamental to an accurate clinical assessment, diagnosis and prognosis of the brain injured patient. The challenge of ensuring patient recovery and quality of life following head trauma and of addressing the lifelong implications and family needs of brain injured patients must take into account current evidence-based recommendations for interdisciplinary health team approaches in their work to promote the health and wellbeing of patients with a head injury.