Raising a Child With a Neuromuscular Disorder - A Guide for Parents, Grandparents, Friends, and Professionals

Zusatztext "This book is a must-read for parents, grandparents and others who care for children with a neuromuscular disorder. Dr. Thompson provides the best, up-to-date medical information on these disorders and carefully guides parents through the maze of real-life challenges that arise along the way."--Bobbi Conner, host of the award-winning Parent's Journal Public Radio Series, and author of The Parent's Journal Guide to Raising Great Kids Informationen zum Autor Charlotte E. Thompson, M.D., is the director of the Center for Handicapped Children and Teenagers in San Francisco. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and an assistant clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of California in San Diego. The author of the widely acclaimed book, Raising a Handicapped Child she lives in San Francisco. Klappentext A compassionate and comprehensive guide for parents and others who care for children and teenagers with neuromuscular disorders. A large appendix offers resources state by state and country by country. Zusammenfassung Raising a child with a neuromuscular disorder can be an overwhelming experience. This work provides not only medical facts but much practical advice on how to cope day-to-day and with the initial diagnosis. It describes the principal diseases, signs, symptoms and treatment.

Product details

• Authors: Charlotte E. Thompson, Charlotte E. (Director of the Center for Thompson, Charlotte E. (Director of the Center for Handicapped Children and Teenagers Thompson, M. D. Charlotte E. Thompson, Thompson Charlotte E.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.01.2000
• EAN: 9780195128437
• ISBN: 978-0-19-512843-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; HEALTH & FITNESS / General, MEDICAL / Pediatrics, MEDICAL / Neurology, Popular medicine & health, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Paediatric medicine, Popular medicine and health, Paediatric medicine / child and adolescent medicine