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Author Selzer, Michael E.

Title Spinal cord injury / Michael E. Selzer, Bruce H. Dobkin.

Publication Info. New York, N.Y. : Demos Medical Pub. : [2008]
AAN Press, American Academy of Neurology, [2008]
©2008

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 156 pages) : illustrations.
Series American Academy of Neurology (AAN) quality of life guides
AAN Press quality of life guide.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-132) and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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.
Note Print version record.
Subject Spinal cord -- Wounds and injuries -- Popular works.
Spinal Cord Injuries.
MEDICAL -- Surgery -- Neurosurgery.
Spinal cord -- Wounds and injuries. (OCoLC)fst01129878
Genre/Form Popular Works.
Electronic books.
Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
Added Author Dobkin, Bruce H.
Other Form: Print version: Selzer, Michael E. Spinal cord injury. New York, N.Y. : Demos Medical Pub. : AAN Press, American Academy of Neurology, ©2008 9781932603385 1932603387 (DLC) 2008000444 (OCoLC)190761238
ISBN 9781935281047 (electronic bk.)
1935281046 (electronic bk.)
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