Neurotraumatology

The Neurotraumatology ( Greek νεῦρον neuron , German , nerve ' , τραύμα trauma , German , wound' and -logie λόγος lógos , German , Word ' , the doctrine of', 'Reason', meaning ') is a branch of medicine teaching the forms, mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of injury or damage to the brain , spinal cord or peripheral nervous system caused by external trauma . Central topics in neurotraumatology are severe traumatic brain injuries and traumatic paraplegia . The treatment of the consequences of such damage is often long-term and requires interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration in specialized rehabilitation clinics . The scientific and practical work in the field is u. a. by the German Society for Neurotraumatology and Clinical Neurorehabilitation e. V. funded.

literature

Textbooks

• Claus-Werner Wallesch, Andreas Unterberg, Volker Dietz: Neurotraumatology . Georg Thieme, 2005, ISBN 978-3-13-136921-5 .
• Felix Böcker u. a .: Neurotraumatology . Springer, 1995, ISBN 978-3-540-55920-7 .

Trade journals

• Journal of Neurotrauma ISSN  0897-7151

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.neurologen-und-psychiater-im-netz.org/neurologie/ Krankungen/schaedel-hirn-trauma/rehabilitation /
2. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ http://www.hippocampus.de/Neurologische-Reha-u-Fachkliniken.31420.html
4. ↑ German Society for Neurotraumatology and Clinical Neurorehabilitation e. V .: Articles of Association ( Memento of the original dated August 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .