TY - BOOK AU - Holloway,Agnes A. TI - Paraplegia: clinical characteristics, prevalence and treatment outcomes T2 - Neuroscience research progress SN - 9781634824897 PY - 2015///] CY - New York PB - Nova Biomedical KW - Paraplegia KW - Medicine KW - Paralysis N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?custid=ns123844&authtype=ip,shib&direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1020573 ER -