Case studies in neurological rehabilitation /

Rehabilitation medicine is one of the fastest growing specialities in medicine. The largest sub-set of this field is neurological rehabilitation. This timely book, presented as a series of case studies, describes the wide range of clinical scenarios encountered by the rehabilitation medicine team an...

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Main Author: Gaber, Tarek A-Z. K.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008
Series:Medicine
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Clinical rehabilitation. The rehabilitation consultation
  • The rehabilitation unit
  • Part 2. Case studies. Medical issues in brain injury rehabilitation
  • Progressive neurological disorders
  • Medical complications of immobility
  • Orthotics in neurological rehabilitation
  • Ethical and medicolegal controversies
  • Chronic pain
  • Medically unexplained disorders
  • Spasticity management
  • Ventilatory support in rehabilitation
  • Sphincteric dysfunction
  • Communication disabilities
  • Sensory disability
  • Prescriptions of independence
  • Part 3. Exercises in neurological rehabilitation. Multiple choice questions
  • Multiple choice answers.