Case studies in neurological rehabilitation / by Tarek A-Z. K. Gaber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gaber, Tarek A-Z. K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nervous system--Diseases--Patients--Rehabilitation--Case studies.

Nervous system.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 193 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rehabilitation medicine is one of the fastest growing specialities in medicine. The largest sub-set of this field is neurological rehabilitation. This timely book, presented as a series of case studies, describes the wide range of clinical scenarios encountered by the rehabilitation medicine team and advises on management issues and options. Areas covered include ethical, medico-legal and social factors, touching on issues such as service organisation and patient reintegration. The book concludes with a set of multiple choice questions to test understanding and as the basis for preparation for professional examinations. This will be essential reading for all trainees in rehabilitation medicine, specialists from fields such as neurology where an understanding of the principles is important, and professionals from supportive allied health disciplines including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and nursing.

Contents:

Part 1. Clinical rehabilitation. The rehabilitation consultation

The rehabilitation unit

Part 2. Case studies. Medical issues in brain injury rehabilitation

Progressive neurological disorders

Medical complications of immobility

Orthotics in neurological rehabilitation

Ethical and medicolegal controversies

Chronic pain

Medically unexplained disorders

Spasticity management

Ventilatory support in rehabilitation

Sphincteric dysfunction

Communication disabilities

Sensory disability

Prescriptions of independence

Part 3. Exercises in neurological rehabilitation. Multiple choice questions

Multiple choice answers.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

ISBN:

1-107-17352-3

1-281-37069-X

9786611370695

0-511-39431-4

0-511-39496-9

0-511-39224-9

0-511-39100-5

0-511-54493-6

0-511-39355-5

OCLC:

437204620