Handbook of Spinal Cord Injuries and Related Disorders. A Guide to Evaluation and Management

Chapter 1 Clinical and Functional Anatomy of the Spinal Cord

Chapter 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

This 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.