Spinal Cord Medicine

DESCRIPTION

This comprehensive and practical reference is the perfect resource for the medical specialist treating persons with spinal cord injuries. The book provides detail about all aspects of spinal cord injury and disease. The initial seven chapters present the history, anatomy, imaging, epidemiology, and general acute management of spinal cord injury. The next eleven chapters deal with medical aspects of spinal cord damage, such as pulmonary management and the neurogenic bladder. Chapters on rehabilitation are followed by nine chapters dealing with diseases that cause non-traumatic spinal cord injury. A comprehensive imaging chapter is included with 30 figures which provide the reader with an excellent resource to understand the complex issues of imaging the spine and spinal cord.

Key chapters discuss the consequences of spinal cord injury and the many approaches that can help patients return to the fullest possible participation in life. Not only is there a discussion of recreational and therapeutic exercise, but also an entire chapter is devoted to the assessment of a patient's ability to drive. The thorough discussion on the anatomy and mechanics of the spine include detailed drawings and postmortem specimens which clearly illustrate the critical anatomical components of spinal integrity and the ways in which spinal stability can be compromised by trauma or disease.

FEATURES

• NEW: New chapter on MRI imaging
• NEW: Expert contributors from multiple fields including physiatry, neurology, neurosurgery, radiology, physical and occupational therapy, and psychology provide multidisciplinary coverage for complete management
• NEW: Greater focus on multiple sclerosis
• NEW: Increased coverage of rehabilitation and nursing
• Comprehensive coverage of SCI
• It is an excellent guide for candidates seeking subspecialty certification in spinal cord injury medicine

AUTHOR

Stephen Kirshblum MD
Associate Professor Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Univeristy of Medicine & Dentistry - New Jersey Medical School

Denise I Campagnolo MD
Clinical Professor of Neurology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ; Faculty/Adjunct, Center for Adaptive Neural Systems, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; Program Director, Department of Neuroimmunology, Barrow Neurolo

Mark S Nash
Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, Principal Investigator, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Director of Research, Department of Rehabilita

Robert F Heary MD
Professor, Neurological Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry—New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Peter H Gorman MD
Chief, Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kernan Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Hospital; Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine; Attending Physician, GL