TY  - BOOK
AU  - Selzer,Michael E.
AU  - Dobkin,Bruce H.
TI  - Spinal cord injury 
T2  - American Academy of Neurology (AAN) quality of life guides
SN  - 9781935281047
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York, N.Y.
PB  - Demos Medical Pub., AAN Press, American Academy of Neurology
KW  - Spinal cord
KW  - Wounds and injuries
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Spinal Cord Injuries
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-132) and index; How does the spinal cord work and what happens when it doesn't? -- Causes of spinal cord injury and dysfunction -- Acute treatment of spinal cord injury -- Health care after SCI -- What happens during rehabilitation? -- Assistive technologies -- Research to find new treatments for SCI -- Research on minimizing damage to the spinal cord immediately after surgery -- Research on repairing an injured spinal cord -- Internet resources for spinal cord injury
N2  - The spinal cord is a vital part of the central nervous system; even a small injury can lead to severe disability. In the US, there are approximately 230,000 people living with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI), with over 10,000 more becoming disabled each year. Learning to live with SCI can be a challenge to any individual, caregiver or family. To improve their ability to cope, everyone involved must understand how the body responds to a spinal cord injury, and educate themselves about treatment and management issues. Spinal Cord Injury, the newest title in the critically acclaimed American A
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