Multidisciplinary Care in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Across the Continuum of Care: Acute, Rehabilitative, and Chronic Management
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Brain Injury".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 June 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: traumatic brain injury; neurocritical care; brain injury medicine
Interests: traumatic brain injury; neurocritical care; brain injury medicine
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) is a devastating insult that leads to significant morbidity and mortality. Care of these patients requires a multidisciplinary approach in the acute, rehabilitative, and chronic phases of injury to optimize potential for good neurological outcomes. This Special Issue will focus on how providers can work in a multidisciplinary fashion to enhance recovery. Relevant topics include the following:
- Evidence of a multidisciplinary approach for the management of sTBI in and after the hospital.
- Optimal timing of the initial involvement of rehabilitation providers (PM&R) and therapists after sTBI for conditions including, but not limited to, the following:
- Disorders of consciousness;
- Spasticity;
- Motor recovery;
- Cognitive dysfunction;
- Mental health.
- The role of advance practice providers (APPs) and critical pharmacists in the critical care management of sTBI.
- The key role of nutritionists in the management of sTBI, including guidelines or innovations in nutrition after sTBI.
- Best practices and/or experience with running an outpatient multidisciplinary TBI clinic.
- Evidence for and best practices for utilizing neuropsychological testing in the management of TBI.
Dr. Ryan Martin
Prof. Dr. Davin Quinn
Dr. Nicholas Race
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- severe traumatic brain injury
- multidisciplinary
- rehabilitation
- advance practice providers
- ancillary health
- therapy
- neuropsychology
- nutrition
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