(To see other currencies, click on price)
MORE ABOUT THIS BOOK
Main description:
David A. Gelber, MD, and Douglas R. Jeffery, MD, have assembled a much-needed collection of authoritative review articles discussing the pathophysiology of chronic neurologic spasticity and detailing its often complex medical and surgical management. Written by leading experts in neurology and rehabilitation, the book covers physical and occupational therapy, splinting and orthotics, electrical stimulation, orthopedic interventions, nerve blocks, the use of botulinum toxin, and novel treatments such as tizanidine, intrathecal medications, and neurosurgical techniques. The contributors also review coordinated approaches to the treatment of spasticity and specific neurological diseases such as spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, stroke, cerebral palsy, and traumatic brain injury.
Contents:
Part I. Basic Concepts of Spasticity
Physiology and Pharmacology of Spasticity
Robert R. Young
Clinical Features of Spasticity and Principles of Treatment
Alex W. Dromerick
Measurement of Spasticity
David C. Good
Part II. Treatment Modalities
Physical and Occupational Approaches
Susan H. Pierson
Orthotic Management
Geza F. Kogler
Electrical Stimulation
Peter W. Rossi
Baclofen
Eric P. Bastings and Amelito Malapira
Tizanidine
David A. Gelber
Benzodiazepines
Herbert I. Karpatkin and Mindy Lipson Aisen
Dantrolene
Walter S. Davis
Alternative Pharmacologic Therapies
Joni Clark
Nerve Blocks
David S. Rosenblum
Botulinum Toxins
Lauren C. Seeberger and Christopher F. O'Brien
Intrathecal Medications
Randall T. Schapiro
Orthopedic Interventions for the Management of Limb Deformities in Upper Motoneuron Syndromes
Mary Ann E. Keenan and Patrick J. McDaid
Neurosurgical Management
Jose A. Espinosa
Management of Spasticity in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Carol Green, Daniel R. Cooperman, Susan E. Gara, and Carrie Proch
Part III. A Coordinated Approach to the Treatment of Spasticity in Neurologic Diseases
The Evaluation and Treatment of Spasticity in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Douglas R. Jeffery
The Development and Management of Spasticity Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Patricia B. Jozefczyk
Spasticity in Spinal Cord Injury: A Clinician's Approach
Kurt Fiedler and Douglas R. Jeffery
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Publication date: November, 2010
Pages: 396
Weight: 581g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Neurology
From the same series
