Handbook of spinal cord injuries and related disorders : a guide to evaluation and management / Hyun-Yoon Ko, Sungchul Huh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ko, Hyŏn-yun.

Huh, Sungchul, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries--Diagnosis--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Spinal cord.

Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries--Treatment--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries--Treatment.

Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries.

Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries--Diagnosis.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This easy-to-use handbook is designed to assist in the evaluation and management of spinal cord injuries and the diverse related disorders and conditions. Spinal cord injuries can cause abnormalities in all body systems due to dysfunction of the somatic motor and sensory systems and damage to the autonomic nerve system. The latter gives rise to respiratory and cardiac problems, temperature regulation disorders, endocrine system disorders, and many associated metabolic disorders. Other potential consequences of spinal cord injuries include pressure injuries and various disabilities and obstacles, ranging from physical limitations to social embarrassment. This handbook offers extensive guidance on medical management in different scenarios from the acute phase to long-term care, with a particular focus on information of importance for the solution of clinical problems commonly encountered in daily practice. It will be ideal for practitioners in rehabilitation medicine, neurosurgery, orthopedics, neurology, and other relevant specialties that deal with patients with spinal cord injuries.

Contents:

1 Clinical and Functional Anatomy of the Spinal Cord

2 Extremity kinematics and muscles for functional training of tetraplegics and paraplegics

3 Physical and neurological differentiation of spinal cord lesions

4 Laboratory tests commonly encountered in care of spinal cord injuries

5 Pharmacotherapy in spinal cord injuries

6 Imaging assessment of spinal cord injuries

7 Functional assessment and expected functional outcomes following spinal cord injuries

8 Standard neurological classification of spinal cord injuries

9 Spinal shock: definition and clinical implications

10 Acute phase management of traumatic spinal cord injuries

11 Clinical syndromes of incomplete spinal cord lesions

12 Posttraumatic syringomyelia and Chiari malformations

13 Cauda equina and conus medullaris lesions

14 Nontraumatic spinal cord lesions/diseases

15 Autonomic nervous system in spinal cord injuries

16 Cardiovascular dysfunction in spinal cord injuries

17 Orthostatic hypotension and associated supine hypertension

18 Autonomic dysreflexia

19 Venous thromboembolism in spinal cord injuries

20 Respiratory dysfunction

21 Electrolyte disorder

22 Metabolic disorders

23 Voiding dysfunction and genitourinary complications

24 Bowel dysfunction and gastrointestinal complications

25 Sexuality changes

26 Spasticity

27 Pressure Injuries

28 Heterotopic ossification

29 Pain types and taxonomies

30 Thermoregulatory impairment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 1, 2021).

ISBN:

9789811636790

9811636796

OCLC:

1281135007

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.