Description
Book SynopsisThis 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.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Clinical and Functional Anatomy of the Spinal CordChapter 2 Extremity kinematics and muscles for functional training of tetraplegics and paraplegics
Chapter 3 Physical and neurological differentiation of spinal cord lesions
Chapter 4 Laboratory tests commonly encountered in care of spinal cord injuries
Chapter 5 Pharmacotherapy in spinal cord injuries Chapter 6 Imaging assessment of spinal cord injuries
Chapter 7 Functional assessment and expected functional outcomes following spinal cord injuries
Chapter 8 Standard neurological classification of spinal cord injuries
Chapter 9 Spinal shock: definition and clinical implications
Chapter 10 Acute phase management of traumatic spinal cord injuries
Chapter 11 Clinical syndromes of incomplete spinal cord lesions
Chapter 12 Posttraumatic syringomyelia and Chiari malformations
Chapter 13 Cauda equina and conus medullaris lesions
Chapter 14 Nontraumatic spinal cord lesions/diseases
Chapter 15 Autonomic nervous system in spinal cord injuries
Chapter 16 Cardiovascular dysfunction in spinal cord injuries Chapter 17 Orthostatic hypotension and associated supine hypertension
Chapter 18 Autonomic dysreflexia
Chapter 19 Venous thromboembolism in spinal cord injuries
Chapter 20 Respiratory dysfunction
Chapter 21 Electrolyte disorder
Chapter 22 Metabolic disorders
Chapter 23 Voiding dysfunction and genitourinary complications
Chapter 24 Bowel dysfunction and gastrointestinal complications
Chapter 25 Sexuality changes
Chapter 26 Spasticity
Chapter 27 Pressure Injuries
Chapter 28 Heterotopic ossification
Chapter 29 Pain types and taxonomies
Chapter 30 Thermoregulatory impairment
