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Titolo: |
Critical care in spinal cord injury / / editor, Michael G. Fehlings
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Pubblicazione: | London, England : , : Future Medicine Ltd., , [2013] |
©2013 | |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (169 p.) |
Disciplina: | 617.482044 |
Soggetto topico: | Spinal cord - Wounds and injuries |
Critical care medicine | |
Treatment | |
Persona (resp. second.): | FehlingsMichael |
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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Critical care in spinal cord injury ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-78084-180-9 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910787591303321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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