B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book

Long-Term Follow-Up




AuthorsTenovuo Olli, Andelic Nada, Sigurdardottir Solrun

EditorsSundstrøm T., Grände PO., Luoto T., Rosenlund C., Undén J., Wester K.

Edition2nd edition

Publication year2020

Book title Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

First page 557

Last page561

ISBN978-3-030-39382-3

eISBN978-3-030-39383-0

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39383-0_76


Abstract

There is a growing awareness that severe TBI is a chronic health condition, affecting the post-injury life of the patients in many ways. Because there is little scientific evidence showing how the long-term post-injury care should be organized, the recommendations given in this chapter are based on extensive clinical experience on this patient group. The various aspects of long-term follow-up can be divided into supportive rehabilitation, medical professional follow-up (including medications), and social/psychosocial support. The support from patient organizations and fellow sufferers is often also very important, but is not discussed in this chapter.



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