Critical Care in Spinal Cord Injury [[electronic resource]]
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| Autore: |
Fehlings Michael G
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| Titolo: |
Critical Care in Spinal Cord Injury [[electronic resource]]
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| Pubblicazione: | London, : Future Medicine Ltd, 2013 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (169 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 617.482044 |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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.: | 9910463163203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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