- Offers guidance on management decision making during the acute, subacute, and chronic phases of spinal cord injury
- Covers all forms of spinal cord injury and all affected organ systems
- Will aid a wide range of physicians and other professional personnel during their daily practice
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.
Table of Contents- Introduction
- Development and Functional Anatomy of the Spine and Spinal Cord
- Spinal Fractures
- Imaging Studies
- Biomechanics and Pathophysiology of Spinal Cord Injuries
- Basic Physical and Neurological Examinations for Spinal Cord Injury
- Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury
- Epidemiology
- Spinal Shock
- Acute Management of Spinal Cord Injury
- Incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries
- Nontraumatic Spinal Cord Injuries
- Syringomyelia
- Myelomeningocele, Chiari Malformation
- Cauda Equina Injuries
- Autonomic Dysfunction
- Cardiovascular Dysfunction
- Respiratory Dysfunction
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Electrolyte and Metabolic Disorder
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Thermoregulatory Dysfunction
- Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction
- Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction and Gastrointestinal Problems
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Pressure Injuries
- Heterotopic Ossification
- Spasticity and Contracture
- Pain
- Spinal Cord Injury and Malformations in Children
- Aging with Spinal Cord Injury and Spinal Cord Injury in the Elderly
- Neurological Deterioration
- Concurrent Traumatic Brain Injury with Spinal Cord Injury
- Functional Outcomes and Mobility
- Walking Dysfunction
- Psychological Consideration After Spinal Cord Injury
- Follow-Up Care of Spinal Cord Injuries
