Spinal Cord Injury

Informationen zum Autor Anders Holtz, MD, PhD is a Specialist in Orthopedic surgery and Neurosurgery who has worked clinically and in applied SCI research more than 20 years at the Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Uppsala Uppsala, SwedenRichard Levi, MD, PhD is Specialist in Neurology and PM & R who has worked clinically and in applied science relating to SCI more than 20 years. Co-founder of the well-known Spinalis Clinic at Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden Klappentext Spinal cord injuries typically strike young! previously healthy persons! and leaves the individual with a severe! life-lasting impairment affecting all organ systems. Without adequate management! the risk of severe morbidity and mortality is very high. In contrast state-of-the-art management makes it possible for most persons with SCI to lead long! fulfilling! and autonomous lives despite neurological impairment. This book covers all medical and surgical aspects of modern SCI management from the scene of the accident through rehabilitation to the life-long follow up. Zusammenfassung This book covers all medical and surgical aspects of modern SCI management from the scene of the accident through rehabilitation to the life-long follow up. The text is richly illustrated with original drawings, photos and neuro-imaging.

Product details

• Authors: Anders Holtz, MD Holtz, Anders Holtz MD, Holtz MD Anders, MD Levi, Richard Levi MD
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.08.2010
• EAN: 9780195372762
• ISBN: 978-0-19-537276-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 262 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine; neurosurgery, MEDICAL / Neurology, MEDICAL / Surgery / Neurosurgery, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology