In these pages, Dr. Cassidy walks you through the different types of brain injury; explodes the common myths surrounding it; demonstrates the ways in which TBI may affect memory, behavior, and social interaction; explores the newest options in treatment and rehabilitation; and shows you how to hold on to your own sense of self as you journey through.

Includes index.

Understanding the basics of brain injury -- Types of traumatic brain injury -- Brain injury myths -- Discovering and diagnosing brain injury -- Recognizing mild traumatic brain injury -- The various effects of traumatic brain injury -- How TBI can affect the body -- How TBI can affect the mind -- How TBI can affect social interaction -- How TBI can affect personality : the alien self -- Treating TBI : from ER through rehab -- Emergency and acute care -- Rehabilitation -- Medication therapies -- Cognitive therapy -- Behavioral therapy -- The journey back -- Reentering the real world -- Taking care of the caregiver : you -- Epilogue : the future is now -- Appendix: How the brain works.