Management and Rehabilitation of Spinal Cord Injuries

This comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the rehabilitation care of persons with spinal cord injuries and disorders draws on the ever-expanding scientific and clinical evidence base to provide clinicians with all the knowledge needed in order to make optimal management decisions during the acute, subacute, and chronic phases. A wealth of information is presented on the diverse medical consequences and complications encountered in these patients and on the appropriate rehabilitative measures in each circumstance. The coverage encompasses all forms of spinal cord injury and all affected organ systems. Readers will also find chapters on the basics of functional anatomy, neurological classification and evaluation, injuries specifically in children and the elderly, and psychological issues. The book will be an invaluable aid to assessment and medical care for physicians and other professional personnel in multiple specialties, including physiatrists, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, internists, critical care physicians, urologists, neurologists, psychologists, and social workers.

·  1. Introduction

·  2. Development and Functional Anatomy of the Spine and Spinal Cord

·  3. Spinal Fractures

·  4. Imaging Studies

·  5. Biomechanics and Pathophysiology of Spinal Cord Injuries

·  6. Basic Physical and Neurological Examinations for Spinal Cord Injury

·  7. Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury

·  8. Epidemiology

·  9. Spinal Shock

·  10. Acute Management of Spinal Cord Injury

·  11. Incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries

·  12. Nontraumatic Spinal Cord Injuries

·  13. Syringomyelia

·  14. Myelomeningocele, Chiari Malformation

·  15. Cauda Equina Injuries

·  16. Autonomic Dysfunction

·  17. Cardiovascular Dysfunction

·  18. Respiratory Dysfunction

·  19. Orthostatic Hypotension

·  20. Autonomic Dysreflexia

·  21. Electrolyte and Metabolic Disorder

·  22. Venous Thromboembolism

·  23. Thermoregulatory Dysfunction

An aparitie	2019
Autor	Ko, Hyun-Yoon
Dimensiuni	17.8 x 25.4 cm
Editura	Springer
Format	Hardback
ISBN	9789811070327
Limba	Engleza
Nr pag	465