Spasticity diagnosis and management / [edited by] Allison Brashear, Elie Elovic.
| Other author | Brashear, Allison. |
| Other author | Elovic, Elie. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Demos Medical Pub., |
| Description | xv, 448 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Why is spasticity important? / Allison Brashear and Elie Elovic -- Epidemiology of spasticity in the adult and child / John R. McGuire -- Spasticity and other signs of the upper motor neuron syndrome / Nathaniel H. Mayer -- Ancillary findings associated with spasticity / Cindy B. Ivanhoe -- Measurement tools and treatment outcomes in patients with spasticity / Omar Gomez-Medina and Elie Elovic -- Assessment of spasticity in upper extremity / Thomas Watanabe -- Assessment of spasticity and other consequences of the upper motor neuron syndrome affecting the lower limb / Alberto Esquenazi -- Setting realistic and meaningful goals for treatment / Elie Elovic -- Chemoneurolysis with phenol and alcohol : a "dying art" that merits revival / Lawrence J. Horn, Gurtej Singh, and Edward R. Dabrowski -- Botulinum toxin in the treatment of lower limb spasticity / Alberto Esquenazi -- Botulinum toxin in the treatment of upper limb spasticity / Allison Brashear -- Anatomical correlation of common patterns of spasticity / Mayank Pathak and Daniel Truong -- The role of physical and occupational therapy in the evaluation and management of spasticity / Robert Shingleton, Jonathan H. Kinzinger, and Elie Elovic -- Emerging technologies in the management of upper motor neuron syndromes / Ira Rashbaum and Steven R. Flanagan -- |
| Contents | Pharmacologic management of spasticity : oral medications / Jay M. Meythaler and Scott Kowalski -- Intrathecal baclofen for spasticity / Michael Saulino ... [et al.] -- Surgery in the management of spasticity / David A. Fuller -- Diagnostic evaluation of adult patients with spasticity / Geoffrey Sheean -- Overview of genetic causes of spasticity in adults and children / Donald McCorquordale III and Stephan Züchner -- Spasticity affecting those with neuromuscular diseases : pathology, epidemiology, and treatment / Rachel M. Dolhun and Peter D. Donofrio -- Spasticity due to disease of the spinal cord : pathophysiology, epidemiology, and treatment / Heather W. Walker and Steven Kirshblum -- Spasticity due to multiple sclerosis : epidemiology, pathophysiology and treatment / Anjali Shah and Ian Maitin -- Spasticity due to stroke pathophysiology / Anthony B. Ward and Surendra Bandi -- Spasticity in traumatic brain injury / Ross Zafonte, Stephanie Co, and Anath Srikrishnan -- Evaluation, treatment planning, and nonsurgical treatment of cerebral palsy / Ann Tilton -- Surgical management of spasticity in the child with cerebral palsy / Kat Kolaski, John Frino, and L.A. Koman -- Animal models of spasticity / Patrick Harvey Kitzman. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010024464 |
| ISBN | 9781933864518 |
| ISBN | 1933864516 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |