Mild Traumatic Brian Injury and Postconcussion Syndrome: The New Evidence Base for Diagnosis and Treatment, by Michael A. McCrea. 2007. New York: Oxford University Press. 224 pp., $39.95 (PB).
Few topics in neuropsychology, or healthcare for that matter, have been as controversial for as long a time as mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) and postconcussive syndrome (PCS). The controversy spills from healthcare into the medico-legal arena for obvious reasons, but is far from being only an issue of interest in forensic circles. Patients with MTBI who report symptoms of PCS are among the most common customers in clinics around the world. The controversy persists, in large part, because of the challenges associated with objectively capturing, describing and understanding the issue. Dr. McCrae's book speaks directly to these challenges by reviewing the dramatic increase in research on MTBI and PCS over the last ten or so years.