Essentials of spinal cord medicine / / Sunil Sabharwal

• Autore: Sabharwal Sunil
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Demos Medical, , [2014]; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (485 p.)
• Disciplina: 617.4/82044
• Soggetto topico: Spinal cord - Wounds and injuries
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Section I. Basic Science Fundamentals; Chapter 1: Applied Anatomy and Physiology of the Spinal Cord; General Principles; Clinical Considerations; Knowledge Gaps and Emerging Concepts; Suggested Reading; Chapter 2: Pathophysiology of Spinal Cord Injury; General Principles; Clinical Considerations; Knowledge Gaps and Emerging Concepts; Suggested Reading; Chapter 3: Research in Neuroprotection, Regeneration, and Repair of the Injured Spinal Cord; General Principles; Clinical Considerations; Knowledge Gaps and Emerging Concepts; Suggested Reading ; Section II. Traumatic Spinal Cord InjuryChapter 4: Epidemiology of Spinal Cord Injury; General Principles; Clinical Considerations; Knowledge Gaps and Emerging Concepts; Suggested Reading; Chapter 5: Primary Prevention of Spinal Cord Injury; General Principles; Clinical Considerations; Knowledge Gaps and Emerging Concepts; Suggested Reading; Chapter 6: Prehospital Management of Spinal Cord Injury; General Principles; Clinical Considerations; Knowledge Gaps and Emerging Concepts; Suggested Reading; Chapter 7: Imaging of the Injured Spine and Spinal Cord; General Principles ; Clinical ConsiderationsKnowledge Gaps and Emerging Concepts; Suggested Reading; Chapter 8: Early Hospital Care Following SCI: Medical, Surgical, and Rehabilitation; General Principles; Clinical Considerations; Knowledge Gaps and Emerging Concepts; Suggested Reading; Chapter 9: Spinal Orthoses; General Principles; Clinical Considerations; Knowledge Gaps and Emerging Concepts; Suggested Reading; Chapter 10: Neurological Assessment for Classification of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury; General Principles; Clinical Considerations; Knowledge Gaps and Emerging Concepts; Suggested Reading ; Chapter 11: Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in ChildrenGeneral Principles; Clinical Considerations; Knowledge Gaps and Emerging Concepts; Suggested Reading; Section III. Nontraumatic Myelopathies; Chapter 12: Nontraumatic Myelopathies: Overview and Approach; General Principles; Clinical Considerations; Knowledge Gaps and Emerging Concepts; Suggested Reading; Chapter 13: Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy; General Principles; Clinical Considerations; Knowledge Gaps and Emerging Concepts; Suggested Reading; Chapter 14: Nontraumatic Cauda Equina Syndrome; General Principles; Clinical Considerations ; Knowledge Gaps and Emerging ConceptsSuggested Reading; Chapter 15: Tumors of the Spineand Spinal Cord; General Principles; Clinical Considerations; Knowledge Gaps and Emerging Concepts; Suggested Reading; Chapter 16: Vascular Myelopathy-Spinal Cord Infarction; GeneralConsiderations; Clinical Considerations; Knowledge Gaps and Emerging Concepts; Suggested Reading; Chapter 17: Spinal Cord Hemorrhage and Spinal Arteriovenous Malformations; General Principles; Clinical Considerations; Knowledge Gaps and Emerging Concepts; Suggested Reading; Chapter 18: Multiple Sclerosis; General Principles ; Clinical Considerations
• Sommario/riassunto: This compact text is a practical, concise guide for clinicians involved in the care of patients with spinal cord injuries and disorders. It covers a comprehensive and diverse list of topics encompassing the principles and practice of spinal cord injury care, including basic science fundamentals, traumatic spinal cord injury, non-traumatic myelopathies, physical function and rehabilitation, medical consequences and complications of spinal cord injury, psychosocial and quality of life issues, and systems-based practice. Chapters are consistently formatted for ease of use and are organized under
• Titolo autorizzato: Essentials of spinal cord medicine
• ISBN: 1-61705-075-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910806900103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II