Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Proceedings of the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center Conference

Get a thorough, expert overview of the many key facets of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) with this concise, practical resource by Drs. Andrew E. Budson, Ann C. McKee, Robert C. Cantu, and Robert A. Stern. This easy-to-read reference is based on lectures from Boston University's Alzheimer's Disease Center's November 2016 two-day conference on CTE. Features a wealth of information on CTE, ideal for neurologists, neurosurgeons, psychologists and other practitioners who see patients with concussions or a history of brain trauma Helps health care providers understand how common concussions and CTE have become in adults of all ages, and how serious are the long-term consequences are if not managed properly Discusses the history, pathology, and genetics of CTE as well as the new criteria, differential diagnosis, and treatment of CTE Consolidates today's available information and guidance in this timely area into one convenient resource Features a wealth of information on CTE, ideal for neurologists, neurosurgeons, psychologists and other practitioners who see patients with concussions or a history of brain trauma. Helps health care providers understand how common concussions and CTE have become in adults of all ages, and how serious are the long-term consequences are if not managed properly. Discusses the history, pathology, and genetics of CTE as well as the new criteria, differential diagnosis, and treatment of CTE. Consolidates today's available information and guidance in this timely area into one convenient resource.

Table of Contents:
1 History of Concussion and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy 2 Pathology of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy 3 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Clinical Presentation and Diagnostic Criteria 4 Biomechanics of Head Trauma 5 Mechanisms of Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Acute and Chronic Effects of Blast Exposure 6 Family Panel Discussion 7 Genetics of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy 8 Comorbid Pathology in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy 9 Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy 10 Fluid Biomarkers for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy 11 Toward Imaging Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy 12 From Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Biomarkers to Therapeutics: What We Need to Know to Design Clinical Trials 13 Athlete Panel Discussion

About the Author :
Andrew E. Budson, M.D. is Chief of Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology, Associate Chief of Staff for Education, and Director of the Center for Translational Cognitive Neuroscience at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare System, Associate Director for Research at the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center, Professor of Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine, and Lecturer in Neurology at Harvard Medical School. He is also the Medical Director of the Boston Center for Memory, located in Newton, Massachusetts. His training included graduating cum laude from Harvard Medical School, being chief resident of the Harvard-Longwood Neurology Residency Program, pursuing a fellowship in dementia at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and studying memory as a post-doctoral fellow in experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience at Harvard University. Dr. Budson has had government research funding since 1998, receiving a National Research Service Award and a Career Development Award in addition to a Research Project (R01) grant. He has given over 425 local, national, and international grand rounds and other academic talks. He has published over 100 papers, reviews, and book chapters and is a reviewer for more than 40 journals. He has co-authored or edited five books, including Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, the second edition of which has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese. He was awarded the Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology in 2008 and the Research Award in Geriatric Neurology in 2009, both from the American Academy of Neurology. His current research uses the techniques of experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience to understand memory in patients with Alzheimer's disease. In his memory disorders clinic at the VA Boston Healthcare System he treats patients while teaching fellows, residents, and medical students. He also sees patients in Newton at the Boston Center for Memory Dr. Robert Stern is Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Anatomy & Neurobiology at Boston University School of Medicine, where he is also Director of the Clinical Core of the BU Alzheimer's Disease Center, and Director of Clinical Research for the BU CTE Center. A major focus of his research involves the long-term effects of repetitive head impacts in athletes, including the neurodegenerative disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He is the lead co-principal investigator of the DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project, a 7-year NIH-funded multi-center, longitudinal study to develop methods of diagnosing CTE during life as well as examining potential risk factors of the disease. Dr. Stern's other major area of funded research includes the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. He has also published on various aspects of cognitive assessment and is the senior author of many widely used neuropsychological tests. He has received numerous NIH and other national grants and he is a Fellow of both the American Neuropsychiatric Association and the National Academy of Neuropsychology.

Review :
"I enjoyed this book and learned a lot from it. Anyone who has an interest in this topic can get baseline knowledge of CTE as well as our current understanding of it." Reviewed by Courtney White, MD (Thomas Jefferson University) Doody's Score: 96, 4 Stars!