Overview
- Offers guidance on management decision making during the acute, subacute, and chronic phases of spinal cord injury
- Covers all forms of spinal cord injury and all affected organ systems
- Will aid a wide range of physicians and other professional personnel during their daily practice
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Table of contents (38 chapters)
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About this book
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.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Management and Rehabilitation of Spinal Cord Injuries
Authors: Hyun-Yoon Ko
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7033-4
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-7033-4Published: 30 July 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 507
Number of Illustrations: 46 b/w illustrations, 86 illustrations in colour
Topics: Rehabilitation, Neurology