Spinal cord injury / Michael E. Selzer, Bruce H. Dobkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Selzer, Michael E.

Contributor:

Dobkin, Bruce H.

Series:

AAN Press quality of life guide.

American Academy of Neurology (AAN) quality of life guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries--Popular works.

Spinal cord.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (171 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Demos Medical Pub. : AAN Press, American Academy of Neurology, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The spinal cord is a vital part of the central nervous system; even a small injury can lead to severe disability. In the US, there are approximately 230,000 people living with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI), with over 10,000 more becoming disabled each year. Learning to live with SCI can be a challenge to any individual, caregiver or family. To improve their ability to cope, everyone involved must understand how the body responds to a spinal cord injury, and educate themselves about treatment and management issues. Spinal Cord Injury, the newest title in the critically acclaimed American A

Contents:

How does the spinal cord work and what happens when it doesn't?

Causes of spinal cord injury and dysfunction

Acute treatment of spinal cord injury

Health care after SCI

What happens during rehabilitation?

Assistive technologies

Research to find new treatments for SCI

Research on minimizing damage to the spinal cord immediately after surgery

Research on repairing an injured spinal cord

Internet resources for spinal cord injury.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-132) and index.

ISBN:

9786612189517

1-282-18951-4

1-935281-04-6

OCLC:

429668493