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Recent Staff Publications, Contributions & Lectures

Lectures

  • Zasler, N.D.: Differential diagnostic issues in presumptive traumatic brain injury: fact, fallacy or fraud. 22nd Annual National Worker's Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar. Hyannis, Massachusetts. July 24, 2002.
  • Zasler, N.D.: The research basis of transitional rehabilitation. Brain Injury Association of America. Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, Minnesota. July 27, 2002.
  • Zasler, N.D., Martelli, M.F.: Introduction to medicolegal issues in ABI. Brain Injury Association of America. Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, Minnesota. July 27, 2002.
  • Martelli, M.F., Zasler, N.D.: Ethical issues in medicolegal consultation: an advanced workshop. Brain Injury Association of America. Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, Minnesota. July 27, 2002.
  • Zasler, N.D.: The role of the physiatrist in work reentry following acquired brain injury. Collaborations 2002 Conference. Richmond, Virginia. August 5, 2002.
  • Zasler, N.D.: Drugs: Dos, Don'ts & Dilemmas. Fairfax, Virginia. October 4, 2002.
  • Zasler, N.D.: Psychopharmacologic approaches to cognitive-behavioral management in ABI. National Academy of Neuropsychology. Miami, Florida. October 9, 2002.
  • Zasler, N.D.: Independent medical evaluations: certifications, content, contracts and caveats. UVA PM&R Grand Rounds. Charlottesville, VA. October 31, 2002.
  • Zasler, N.D.: Predicting outcome: rabbit out of a hat or real science? Brain Injury Association of Virginia, 2nd annual conference. Richmond, VA. November 2, 2002.
  • Zasler, N.D., Martelli, M.F.: Whiplash and MTBI: What do we really know? 63rd Annual Assembly American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Orlando, Florida. November 21, 2002.
  • Zasler, N.D., Martelli, M.F.: Whiplash and MTBI: Pharmacologic cognitive enhancement in ABI: What does the future hold?. 63rd Annual Assembly American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Orlando, Florida. November 22, 2002.
  • Zasler, N.D.: Physiatric pearls in migraine assessment and management. Pfizer Inservice. Richmond, VA. January 24, 2003.
  • Zasler, N.D., Martelli, M.F.: Non-objectivity and inherent flaws in medicolegal evaluations. New York Academy of TBI. New York, New York. April 12, 2003.
  • Zasler, ND: Meet the Editor. For "Brain Injury" and "NeuroRehabi-litation: an Interdisciplinary Journal". ISPRM. Prague, Czech Republic. May 23, 2003.
  • Zasler, ND: Differential Diagnostic Issues in Acquired Brain Injury. ISPRM. Prague, Czech Republic. May 22, 2003.
  • Zasler, ND: Rehabilitation of Low Level of Neurologic States. Ministry of Health. Prague, Czech Republic. May 23, 2003.
  • Zasler, ND: Community Based Rehabilitation. Ministry of Health. Prague, Czech Republic. May 23, 2003.
  • Zasler, ND: Chair, Session on Pharmacologic and Cognitive Behavioral Rehabilitation. IBIA. Stockholm, Sweden. May 26, 2003.
  • Zasler, ND: Co-participant, Workshop: "Insomnia and Practical Approaches to Assessment and Treatment". IBIA. Stockholm, Sweden. May 26, 2003.
  • Zasler, ND: Workshop Participant: "Role of the Neurorehabilitation Physician in Life Long Care". IBIA. Stockholm, Sweden. May 24, 2003.
  • Zasler, ND: "Advances in Post-Acute in Post Acute Neuropharm-acologic Treatment". IBIA. Stockholm, Sweden. May 26, 2003.
  • Zasler, ND: "Differential Diagnostic Issues in Presumptive MTBI". Symposium TCC Mineur-Leger. Laval, Quebec, Canada. June 6, 2003.
  • Bender, M, Martelli, MF, Zasler, ND: Differential Diagnosis of Functional (Non-organic) Disorders After Head Injury. 27th Annual Williamsburg Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference. Willaimsburg, Virginia. June 6, 2003.
  • Martelli, MF, Bender, M, Zasler, ND, Henderson, A: A Simple Protocol for Managing post-Traumatic Distress: Driving Anxiety, Vestibular Disorders and Sensitivty to Noise and Light. 27th Annual Williamsburg Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference. Willaimsburg, Virginia. June 6, 2003.
  • Martelli, MF, Bender, M, Zasler, ND: Psychotherapy After Brain Injury: Rebuilding the Shattered Self. 27th Annual Williamsburg Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference. Willaimsburg, Virginia. June 6, 2003.
  • Zasler, ND, Martelli, MF, Bender, M: Overlooked and Underappreciated Conceptual and Methodological Limitations in Response Bias Assessment. 27th Annual Williamsburg Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference. Willaimsburg, Virginia. June 6, 2003.
  • Bender, M, Martelli, MF, Henderson, A, Zasler, ND: A Protocol for Building Self-Esteem, Identity and Life Satisfaction Following Brain Injury. 27th Annual Williamsburg Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference. Willaimsburg, Virginia. June 7, 2003.
  • Zasler, ND, Martelli, MF, Bender, M: Response Bias: Just Complaints, or Insurance and health Delivery Systems and Examiners Too? 27th Annual Williamsburg Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference. Willaimsburg, Virginia. June 7, 2003.
  • Martelli, MF, Bender, M, Zasler, ND: A Critical Examination of Independent Exams: Can They Be Independent and Objective? 27th Annual Williamsburg Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference. Willaimsburg, Virginia. June 7, 2003.
  • Zasler, N.D.: PTSD and TBI. Litigating post-traumatic stress disorder cases. Telephone seminar. American Trial Lawyer's Association. August 26, 2003.
  • Zasler, N.D.: Post-traumatic headache: history and physical exam strategies and caveats. 14th Annual Clinical Meeting. American Academy of Pain Management. Denver, Colorado. September 6, 2003.

Articles

  • Zasler, N.D.: Insomnia and TBI. WFNR Update. September; 3-4, 2001.
  • Zasler, N.D.: Vision therapy and ABI. Brain Injury Source. 5(4): 38-39, 2001.
  • MacMillan, P..J., Hart, R.P., Martelli, M.F., Zasler, N.D.: Pre-injury status and adaptation following traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury. 16(1):41-49, 2002.
  • Martelli, M.F., Zasler, N.D., Nicholson, K., Hart, R.P.: Masquerades of brain injury. Part II: Response bias in medicolegal examinations. Journal of Controversial Medical Claims. 8(3):13-21, 2001.
  • Martelli, M.f., Zasler, N.D., Johnson-Greene, D.: Promoting ethical and objective practice in the medicolegal arena of disability evaluation. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. 12(3):571-586, 2001.
  • Martelli, M.F., Zasler, N.D.: Controversies in Neuropsychology. Introduction. NeuroRehabilitation. 16(4):195-197, 2002.
  • Nicholson, K., Martelli, M.F., Zasler, N.D.: Does pain confound interpretation of neuropsychological test results? NeuroRehabilitation. 16(4):225-230, 2002.
  • Giacino, J.T., Ashwal, S., Childs, N., Cranford, R., Jennett B, Katz D.I., Kelly, J.P{., Rosenberg, J.R., Whyte, J., & Zasler, N.D.: The minimally conscious state: definition and diagnostic criteria. Neurology. 58(3):349-353, 2002.
  • Nicholson, K., Martelli, M.F., Zasler, N.D.: Reply to Green commentary. NeuroRehabilitation. 16(4):307, 2002.
  • Zasler, N.D.: Hemianopsia and MTBI. Ask the Doctor. Brain Injury Source. 6(1):36, 2002.
  • Martelli, M.F., Siegal, A.W., Zasler, N.D.: Frontal lobe syndromes following neurological insult. NAN Bulletin. 17(1):8-17, 2002.
  • Martelli, M.F., Zasler, N.D., Bush, S.S.: Identifying, avoiding and addressing ethical misconduct in medicolegal contexts: emphasis on psychological and neuropsycho-logical examinations. Submitted to International Journal of Forensic Psychology.
  • Zasler, N.D., Martelli, M.F.: Response bias assessment in claimed cognitive impairment following ABI. Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting. 13(4)7-14, 2002.
  • Martelli, M.F., Zasler, N.D.: Useful psychological instruments for assessing persons with functional medical problems. In: Functional Disorders. Eds: N.D. Zasler and M.F. Martelli. Hanley and Belfus. Philadelphia. 16(1):147-162, 2002.
  • Martelli, M.F., Zasler, N.D.: Survey of indicators suggestive of non-organic presentations and somatic, psychological and cognitive response bias. In: Functional Disorders. Eds: N.D. Zasler and M.F. Martelli. Hanley and Belfus. Philadelphia. 16(1):167-174, 2002.
  • Ameis, A., Zasler, N.D.: The independent medical examination. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. Ed: M. Lacerte. May: 259 - 286, 2002.
  • Martelli, M.F., Zasler, N.D., Nicholson, K., Hart, R., Heilbronner, R.L.: Masquerades of Brain Injury. Part III: Critical Evaluation of Symptom Validity Testing and Diagnostic Realities in Assessment. Journal of Controversial Medical Claims. 9(2):19-21, 2002.
  • Zasler, N.D., Marteilli, M.F.: Ethics in medicolegal evaluation of neurologic disability. Journal of Controversial Medical Claims. 9(3):13-19, 2002.
  • Heilbronner, R.L., Martelli, M.F., Nicholson, K., Zasler, N.D.: Masquerades of brain injury. Part IV. Functional disorders. Journal of Controversial Medical Claims. 9(3)7, 2002.
  • Zasler, N.D.: HBO and ABI: An Update. Ask the Doctor. Brain Injury Source. 6(2):30-31, 2002.
  • Zasler, N.D.: Physical treatment of cervicogenic headache. Headache, Newsletter of the American Council for Headache Education. 13(3):10-11, 2002.
  • Martelli, M.F., Bender, M.C., Nicholson, K., Zasler, N.D.: Masquerades of brain injury Part V: pre-injury factors affecting disability following traumatic brain injury. 9(4)1-7, 2002.
  • Martelli, M.F., Bush, S.S., Zasler, N.D.: Identifying, avoiding, and addressing ethical misconduct in neuropsychological medicolegal practice. The International Journal of Forensic Psychology. 1(1), 2003.
  • Zasler, N.D., Martelli, M.F.: Mild traumatic brain injury: impairment and disability assessment caveats. Neuropsychology Rehabilitation. 13:1/2):31-41, 2003.
  • Zasler, N.D.: Use of the AMA Guides in impairment and disability evaluation for worker's compensation. The Neurolaw Letter. 11(9):56-57, 2003.
  • Zasler, N.D., Martelli, M.F., Bender, M.: Traumatic Brain Injury. American Medical Association. The Guides Newsletter. Pending publication.

Book Chapters

  • Zasler, N.D., Martelli, M.F., Post-traumatic headache: practical interdisciplinary approaches to diagnosis and treatment. In: R.S. Weiner (Ed.). Pain Management: A Practical Guide for Clinicians. Boca Raton. CRC Press. Pages 125-138, 2002.
  • Nicholson, K., Martelli, M.F., Zasler, N.D.: Myths and Misconceptions about Chronic Pain: the Problem of Mind Body Dualism. . In: R.S. Weiner (Ed.). Pain Management: A Practical Guide for Clinicians. Boca Raton. CRC Press. Pages 465-474, 2002.
  • Martelli, M.F., Zasler, N.D., Nicholson, K., Pickett, T.C., May, V.R.: Assessing the Veracity of Pain Complaints and Associated Disability. . In: R.S. Weiner (Ed.). Pain Management: A Practical Guide for Clinicians. Boca Raton. CRC Press. Pages 189-806, 2002.
  • Martelli, M.F., Zasler, N.D.: Promoting ethics and objectivity in the medicolegal arena: recommendations for experts. In: R.S. Weiner (Ed.). Pain Management: A Practical Guide for Clinicians. Boca Raton. CRC Press. Pages 895-908, 2002.
  • Zasler, N.D., Martelli, M.F.: Impairment and disability evaluation. In: M. Rizzo & P.J. Eslinger (Eds): "Principles and Practice of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology". Philadelphia, Harcourt Health Sciences. In press.
  • Zasler, N.D., Pickett, T., Martelli, M.F.: Neuropharmacologic management of impairment after traumatic brain injury. In: J.L. Carrion & G. Zitnay (Eds): "Practices in Brain Injury". In press.
  • Martelli, M.F., Zasler, N.D., Bush, S.S.: Assessment of response bias in impairment and disability examinations. In: J.L. Carrion & G. Zitnay (Eds): "Practices in Brain Injury". In press.
  • Zasler, N.D. Martelli, M.F., Nicholson, K.: Pain Issues in TBI. In: J.M. Silver, S.C. Yudofsky, T.W. McAllister (Eds.): "Neuropsychiatry of Traumatic Brain Injury", 2nd Edition. In press.
  • Zasler, N.D. Martelli, M.F.: Sexuality Issues in TBI. In: J.M. Silver, S.C. Yudofsky, T.W. McAllister (Eds.): "Neuropsychiatry of Traumatic Brain Injury", 2nd Edition. In press.
  • Ameis, A., Zasler, N.D. Ethical issues in clinicolegal practice. In: Neurorehabilitation of traumatic brain injury. N. Zasler, R. Zafonte, D. Katz (Eds.). Second Edition. New York. Demos Publishers. In preparation.
  • Martelli, M.F., Zasler, N.D.: Assessment of response bias. In: Neurorehabilitation of traumatic brain injury. N. Zasler, R. Zafonte, D. Katz (Eds.). Second Edition. New York. Demos Publishers. In preparation.
  • Zasler, N.D., Martelli, M.F.: Pain assessment and management. In: Neurorehabilitation of traumatic brain injury. N. Zasler, R. Zafonte, D. Katz (Eds.). Second Edition. New York. Demos Publishers. In preparation.
  • Zasler, N.D., Zafonte, R., Katz, D.: Continuum of care and recovery process. In: Neuro-rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury. N. Zasler, R. Zafonte, D. Katz (Eds.). Second Edition. New York. Demos Publishers. In preparation.

Books

  • Horn, L.J., and Zasler, N.D. (Eds.): Rehabilitation of Post-Concussive Disorders. Philadelphia. Hanley and Belfus, Inc. 1992.
  • Horn, L., and Zasler, N.D. (Eds.): Medical Rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain Injury. Philadelphia. Hanley & Belfus, Inc. and Mosby Inc. 1996.
  • Zasler ND, Martelli MF: Functional Disorders in Rehabilitation Medicine. Philadelphia. Hanley and Belfus, Inc. 16(1): 2002.
  • Zasler ND, Katz D, Zafonte R (eds): Neurorehabilitation of Traumatic Brain Injury. 2nd edition. Demos Publishers. In preparation.
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