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Paraplegia : clinical characteristics, prevalence and treatment outcomes [E-Book]

Contributor(s):

Holloway, Agnes A [editor.]

Series: Neuroscience research progress seriesPublisher: New York : Nova Biomedical, [2015]Description: 1 online resource : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781634824897
163482489X

Subject(s):

Online resources:

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust OpenAthens account holders click here for access

Contents:

PARAPLEGIA: CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS, PREVALENCE AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES; PARAPLEGIA: CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS, PREVALENCE AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: THE HISTORY OF THE TREATMENT OF SPINAL CORD INJURIES; Chapter 2: PEDIATRIC SPINAL CORD INJURY; Chapter 3: ANAESTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC SPINAL CORD INJURY; Chapter 4: MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES OF TOENAILS IN HEMIPLEGIA: TOENAIL CONFIGURATION IS DETERMINED BY THE MECHANICAL FORCES ON THE FOOT; Chapter 5: SPASTICITY; INDEX.

Summary: In the last 20 years, fundamental research to repair the spinal cord has yielded positive results and today, there is real hope that a cure might be found for the treatment of spinal injuries. This has only been possible because in the last 70 years, patients with a traumatic injury of the spinal cord have been kept alive through conservative forms of treatment and returned to useful independent lives. It is salutary at this stage to look at how this conservative treatment developed. This book begins by providing a history of the treatment of spinal cord injuries and continues by examining the.

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Item type	Home library	Class number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic book	Stenhouse Library		Link to resource	Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 6, 2015).

In the last 20 years, fundamental research to repair the spinal cord has yielded positive results and today, there is real hope that a cure might be found for the treatment of spinal injuries. This has only been possible because in the last 70 years, patients with a traumatic injury of the spinal cord have been kept alive through conservative forms of treatment and returned to useful independent lives. It is salutary at this stage to look at how this conservative treatment developed. This book begins by providing a history of the treatment of spinal cord injuries and continues by examining the.

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