A comprehensive introduction to evaluating and treating patients with traumatic brain injuries, this second edition of a bestseller features information regarding the epidemiology and pathophysiology of brain injury. It also discusses structural and functional imaging in the assessment of traumatic brain injury, including functional MRI, PET scanning, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy. With expanded discussions of brain-injury malingering and family dynamics, this revised text gives an overview of state-of-the-art techniques and discusses pharmacological treatments, acquired psychopathy, and test instruments for assessing behavior.