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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797806603321

Titolo

Spasticity : diagnosis and management / / editor, Allison Brashear ; associate editor, Elie Elovic ; contributors, Katharine E. Alter, MD [and forty-seven others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Demos Medical, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-61705-242-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (513 p.)

Disciplina

616.8/56

Soggetti

Spasticity - Diagnosis

Spasticity - Treatment

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 at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Share Spasticity: Diagnosis and Management, Second Edition; Part I: General Overview; Chapter 1: Why Is Spasticity Treatment Important?; Chapter 2: Epidemiology of Spasticity in the Adult and Child; Stroke; Spinal Cord Injury; Multiple Sclerosis; Cerebral Palsy; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Spasticity and Other Signs of the Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome; Negative Signs; Stretch-Sensitive Positive Signs; Positive Signs That are Not Stretch Sensitive; Maladaptive Consequences of the UMNS; Conclusions; References

Chapter 4: Ancillary Findings Associated With SpasticitySensory Disturbances; Voice, Speech, and Swallowing; Bowel and Bladder; Sleep; Psychosocial Issues; Case Study; Conclusions; References; Part II: Assessment Tools; Chapter 5: Measurement Tools and Treatment Outcomes in Patients With Spasticity; Spasticity Outcome Measures-What is a Useful Outcome Measure?; An Organized Approach to Spasticity Outcomes; Physiological Measures; QOL Measures; Choosing an Outcome Measure to Assess Intervention Effectiveness; Types of Assessment Methods and Tools; Measures of Voluntary Activity

Functional MeasuresQOL Measures; Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Techniques and Scales for Measuring Spastic Paresis; Definition of



Spasticity; Measure of Spasticity: The Ashworth and Tardieu Scales; Definitions of Stretch-Sensitive Paresis and Spastic Cocontraction; Assessment of the Range of Active Movement and of Its Decrement After Repeated Maximal Efforts, as Net Results of Paresis and Spastic Cocontraction; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: Assessment of Spasticity in the Upper Extremity; Identifying Goals in Upper Extremity Assessment

Anatomic Considerations in Assessing the Upper ExtremityAssessment of the Shoulder; Assessment of the Elbow; Assessment of the Wrist; Assessment of the Fingers; Functional Considerations in Assessment of the Upper Extremity; Development of the Treatment Plan to Assess Upper Extremity Spasticity; Follow-Up Assessments of Upper Extremity Spasticity; Summary; References; Chapter 8: Assessment of Lower Limb Spasticity and Other Consequences of the Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome; Clinical Assessment of Spasticity; Functional Assessment of Gait to Evaluate Lower Limb Dysfunction; References

Chapter 9: Setting Realistic and Meaningful Goals for TreatmentChoosing Meaningful and Realistic Treatment Goals; Determining Treatment Goals; Goal Attainment Scale; Conclusion: Synthesis of Information and Choosing Treatment Goals; Case Discussions; References; Part III: Treatment of Spasticity; Chapter 10: Chemoneurolysis With Phenol and Alcohol: A "Dying Art" That Merits Revival; Chemical Neurolysis; Phenol; Alcohol; Comparison of Phenol Neurolysis and BoNT; Pediatric Considerations; Suggested Approaches for Specific Upper Motor Neuron Disorders; Conclusion; References

Chapter 11: Botulinum Toxin in the Treatment of Lower Limb Spasticity