Critical care in spinal cord injury / / editor, Michael G. Fehlings

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910787591303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, England : , : Future Medicine Ltd., , [2013]; ©2013
• ISBN: 1-78084-180-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (169 p.)
• Disciplina: 617.482044
• Soggetti: Spinal cord - Wounds and injuries; Critical care medicine; Treatment
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword. Critical care in spinal cord injury; 1. Epidemiology of traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord injury; 2. Novel insights into pathophysiology and emerging therapeutic opportunities; 3. Imaging evaluation of the injured spinal column and spinal cord; 4. Acute spinal cord injury: clinical evaluation, diagnosis and classification; 5. Nonoperative management of acute spinal cord injury; 6. Surgery for acute spinal cord injury; 7. Principles of spinal cord rehabilitation; 8. Prognosis for spinal cord injury; 9. Emerging therapies for traumatic spinal cord injuryIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: Injuries to the spinal cord can be truly devastating for the individual and more widely impose a substantial burden on healthcare funding and resourcing. This book, authored by renowned experts, provides a clear and concise introduction to spinal cord injury with up-to-date information in an ever-evolving field. There are chapters on epidemiology, pathophysiology, assessment, use of imaging technologies, diagnosis and classification, available treatments and prognosis. Longer-term care, rehabilitation and prognosis are also highlighted. The book concludes with an overview of emerging therapies