Stroke recovery and rehabilitation / / edited by Joel Stein ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910143080303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Demos Medical, c2009
• ISBN: 1-282-11525-1; 9786612115257; 1-935281-05-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (817 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SteinJoel, M.D.
• Disciplina: 616.8/106
• Soggetti: Cerebrovascular disease - Patients - Rehabilitation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Part I Introduction; Part II Neurophysiology of Stroke Recovery; Part III Specific Neurologic Impairments and Their Treatment; Part IV Sensorimotor Impairments and Their Treatment; Part V Post-Stroke Complications and Their Treatment; Part VI Other Rehabilitation Therapeutics; Part VII Stroke Care Systems and Outcomes; Part VIII Psychosocial and Community Reintegration; Index; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation is the new gold standard comprehensive guide to the management of stroke patients. Beginning with detailed information on risk factors, epidemiology, prevention, and neurophysiology, the book details the acute and long-term treatment of all stroke-related impairments and complications. Additional sections discuss psychological issues, outcomes, community reintegration, and new research.Written by dozens of acknowledged leaders in the field, and containing hundreds of tables, graphs, and photographic images, Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation features:# The fi