Hyun-Yoon Ko

Management and Rehabilitation of Spinal Cord Injuries (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the rehabilitation care of persons with spinal cord injuries and disorders draws on the ever-expanding scientific and clinical evidence base to provide clinicians with all the knowledge needed in order to make optimal management decisions during the acute, subacute, and chronic phases. A wealth of information is presented on the diverse medical consequences and complications encountered in these patients and on the appropriate rehabilitative measures in each circumstance. The coverage encompasses all forms of spinal cord injury and all affected organ systems. Readers will also find chapters on the basics of functional anatomy, neurological classification and evaluation, injuries specifically in children and the elderly, and psychological issues. The book will be an invaluable aid to assessment and medical care for physicians and other professional personnel in multiple specialties, including physiatrists, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, internists, critical care physicians, urologists, neurologists, psychologists, and social workers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore
• Seitenzahl: 507
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789811070334
• Artikelnr.: 57625227

Autorenporträt

Hyun-Yoon Ko, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction.- 2. Development and functional anatomy of the spinal cord.- 3. Kinesiology and kinematics of extremities for functional retraining.- 4. Functional goals according to the level of injury.- 5. Biomechanics of the spinal cord.- 6. Fractures of the spine.- 7. Imaging of spinal cord injuries.- 8. Pharmacotherapy in spinal cord medicine.- 9. Physical and neurolgocial examination of spinal cord injuries.- 10. Epidemiology of spinal cord injuries.- 11. Standards for neurological classification of spinal cord injuries.- 12. Spinal shock and its clinical implications. 13. Acute phase management of spinal cord injuries.- 14. Nontraumatic spinal cord injuries.- 15. Incomplete syndromes.- 16. Cauda equina and conus medullaris injuries.- 17. Posttraumatic syringomyelia.- 18. Automonic nervous system in spinal cord injuries.- 19. Cardiovascular dysfunctions.- 20. Respiratory dysfunction and care.- 21. Autonomic dysreflexia.- 22. Orthostatic hypotension and supine hypertension.- 23. Venous thromboembolism: prevention and treatment.- 24. Electrolyte disorder.- 25. Metabolic syndrome.- 26. Voiding dysfunction and genitourinary complications.- 27. Bowel dysfunction and gastrointestinal complications.- 28. Sexuality changes.- 29. Pressure injuries.- 30. Thermoregulatory dysfunction.- 31. Spasticity.- 32. Heterotopic ossification.- 33. Pain types and taxonomy.- 34. Child spinal cord injuries/lesions.- 35. Elderly spinal cord injuries.- 36. Dual injury.- 37. Sleep disorders.- 38. Neurodeterioration.- 39. Psychological intervention.- 40. Upper extremity intervention.- 41. Walking dysfunction.- 42. Wheelchairs and wheelchair mobility.- 43. Follow-up care of spinal cord injuries.