<p>Section 1 Risk and Predisposition<br>1. Epidemiology <br>2. Classification of traumatic brain injury: past, present and future <br>3. Genetic predictors of outcome following TBI</p> <p>Section 2 Pathology and Mechanisms of Traumatic Brain Injury <br>4. The neuropathology of traumatic brain injury <br>5. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Injury and Spontaneous Recovery <br>6. Injury biomechanics, neuropathology, and simplified physics of explosive blast and impact mild traumatic brain injury <br>7. Cellular biomechanics of central nervous system injury <br>8. Animal models of traumatic brain injury</p> <p>Section 3 Special Considerations<br>9. Mild traumatic brain injury <br>10. Acute sports-related traumatic brain injury and repetitive concussion <br>11. Brain injury from explosive blast: description and clinical management <br>12. Surgical management of civilian gunshot wounds to the head <br>13. Acute Loss of Consciousness <br>14. Systemic manifestations of traumatic brain injury <br>15. Special Considerations in Infants and Children</p> <p>Section 4 Current and Emerging Diagnostic Tools<br>16. Biomarkers <br>17. Current and future diagnostic tools for traumatic brain injury: CT, conventional MRI, and diffusion tensor imaging <br>18. Using fMRI and EEG to detect consciousness after severe brain injury <br>19. Resting Functional Imaging Tools: (MRS, SPECT, PET and PCT) <br>20. Advances in imaging explosive blast mild traumatic brain injury <br>21. Electrophysiological recordings in traumatic brain injury</p> <p>Section 5 Management and Treatment<br>22. Neuroprotection for traumatic brain injury <br>23. The prehospital management of traumatic brain injury <br>24. Acute Management of Military-Related Injury (PHI & Blast) <br>25. Clinical Management of the Minimally Conscious State <br>26. Rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury <br>27. Long-Term Social Integration and Community Support <br>28. Recent developments in clinical trials for the treatment of traumatic brain injury</p> <p> <br></p>
