Abstract: Preface I. General Overview: 1. Why Is Spasticity Important?, Allison Brashear and Elie Elovic, 2. Epidemiology of Spasticity in the Adult and Child, John R. McGuire 3. Spasticity and Other Signs of the Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome, Nathaniel H. Mayer 4. Ancillary Findings Associated with Spasticity, Cindy B. Ivanhoe II. Assessment Tools: 5. Measurement Tools and Treatment Outcomes in Patients with Spasticity, Omar Gomez Medina and Elie Elovic 6. Assessment of Spasticity in Upper Extremity, Thomas Watanabe 7. Assessment of Spasticity in Lower Extremity, Alberto Esquenazi 8. Setting Realistic and Meaningful Goals for Treatment, Elie Elovic III. Treatment of Spasticity: 9. Chemoneurolysis with Phenol & Alcohol Lawrence J. Horn, Gurtej Singh, and Edward R. Dabrowski 10. Botulinum Toxin in the Treatment of Lower Limb Spasticity, Alberto Esquenazi 11. Botulinum Toxin in the Treatment of Upper Limb Spasticity, Allison Brashear 12. Anatomical Correlation of Common Patterns of Spasticity, M. Pathak and D. Truong 13. The Role of Physical and Occupational Therapy in the Evaluation and Management of Spasticity Rob Shingleton, Jonathan H. Kinzinger, and Elie Elovic 14. Emerging Technologies in the Management of Upper Motor Neuron Syndromes, Ira Rashbaum and Steven R. Flanagan 15. Pharmacologic Management of Spasticity: Oral Medications, Jay M. Meythaler and Scott Kowalski 16. Pharmacologic Management of Spasticity Utilizing Intrathecal Baclofen, Michael Saulino, Stuart A. Yablon, Elizabeth Moberg-Wolff, John W. Chow, and Dobrivoje S. Stokic 17. Surgery in the Management of Spasticity, David A. Fuller 18. Diagnostic Evaluation of Adult Patients with Spasticity, Geoffrey Sheean IV. Evaluation and Management of Diseases Involving Spasticity: 19. Overview of Genetic Causes of Spasticity in Adults and Children Donald McCorquordale and Stephan Zuchner 20. Spasticity Affecting Those with Neuromuscular Disease, Rachel M. Dolhun and Peter D. Donofrio 21. Spasticity Due to Disease of the Spinal Cord: Pathophysiology, Epidemiology and Treatment, Heather W. Walker and Steven Kirshblum 22. Spasticity Due To Multiple Sclerosis, Anjali Shah and Ian Maitin 23. Spasticity Due to Stroke Pathophysiology, Anthony B. Ward and Surendra Bandi 24. Spasticity in Traumatic Brain Injury, Ross Zafonte, Stephanie Co, and Anath Srikrishnan 25. Evaluation and Non-surgical Treatment of the Child with Cerebral Palsy, Ann Tilton 26. Surgical Management of Spasticity in the Child with Cerebral Palsy, Kat Kolaski, John Frino, and L. A. Koman V. Basic Science of Spasticity: 27. Animal Models of Spasticity, Patrick Harvey Kitzman
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-08-31
Language: en
Type: book
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