Spasticity : diagnosis and management / [edited by] Allison Brashear, Elie Elovic.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brashear, Allison.

Elovic, Elie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spasticity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (466 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Demos Medical, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Spasticity: Diagnosis and Treatment is the first book solely dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of spasticity. This pioneering work defines spasticity in the broad context of Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome and focuses not on a single component, but on the entire constellation of conditions that make up the UMNS and often lead to disability. Spasticity: Diagnosis and Treatment clearly defines the process for the diagnosis of spasticity, the basic science behind its pathophysiology, the measurement tools used for evaluation, and reviews the available treatment options. Divided into five secti

Contents:

Why is spasticity important? / Allison Brashear and Elie Elovic

Epidemiology of spasticity in the adult and child / John R. McGuire

Spasticity and other signs of the upper motor neuron syndrome / Nathaniel H. Mayer

Ancillary findings associated with spasticity / Cindy B. Ivanhoe

Measurement tools and treatment outcomes in patients with spasticity / Omar Gomez-Medina and Elie Elovic

Assessment of spasticity in upper extremity / Thomas Watanabe

Assessment of spasticity and other consequences of the upper motor neuron syndrome affecting the lower limb / Alberto Esquenazi

Setting realistic and meaningful goals for treatment / Elie Elovic

Chemoneurolysis with phenol and alcohol : a "dying art" that merits revival / Lawrence J. Horn, Gurtej Singh, and Edward R. Dabrowski

Botulinum toxin in the treatment of lower limb spasticity / Alberto Esquenazi

Botulinum toxin in the treatment of upper limb spasticity / Allison Brashear

Anatomical correlation of common patterns of spasticity / Mayank Pathak and Daniel Truong

The role of physical and occupational therapy in the evaluation and management of spasticity / Robert Shingleton, Jonathan H. Kinzinger, and Elie Elovic

Emerging technologies in the management of upper motor neuron syndromes / Ira Rashbaum and Steven R. Flanagan

Pharmacologic management of spasticity : oral medications / Jay M. Meythaler and Scott Kowalski

Intrathecal baclofen for spasticity / Michael Saulino ... [et al.]

Surgery in the management of spasticity / David A. Fuller

Diagnostic evaluation of adult patients with spasticity / Geoffrey Sheean

Overview of genetic causes of spasticity in adults and children / Donald McCorquordale III and Stephan Züchner

Spasticity affecting those with neuromuscular diseases : pathology, epidemiology, and treatment / Rachel M. Dolhun and Peter D. Donofrio

Spasticity due to disease of the spinal cord : pathophysiology, epidemiology, and treatment / Heather W. Walker and Steven Kirshblum

Spasticity due to multiple sclerosis : epidemiology, pathophysiology and treatment / Anjali Shah and Ian Maitin

Spasticity due to stroke pathophysiology / Anthony B. Ward and Surendra Bandi

Spasticity in traumatic brain injury / Ross Zafonte, Stephanie Co, and Anath Srikrishnan

Evaluation, treatment planning, and nonsurgical treatment of cerebral palsy / Ann Tilton

Surgical management of spasticity in the child with cerebral palsy / Kat Kolaski, John Frino, and L.A. Koman

Animal models of spasticity / Patrick Harvey Kitzman.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-01710-5

9786613017109

1-61705-003-2

OCLC:

699475115