After a short account of the history of thinking on mild head injury a nd its epidemiology, a section on pathology provides the background to the clinical picture. The coverage then moves on to look at the acute stage and management in the emergency department, followed by a descr iption of the clinical features of the persisting symptoms. There are clear descriptions of the measurements, investigations and examination s to be completed. The authors then move on to look at the neurologica l, cognitive-behavioural and psychiatric aspects of management and tre atment. Specific cases are...