Neurosurgery for Spasticity A Practical Guide for Treating Children and Adults /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Sindou, Marc (Συγγραφέας), Georgoulis, George (Συγγραφέας), Mertens, Patrick (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Neurology.; Neurosurgery.; Medicine & Public Health.

The book is devoted to the neurosurgical management of spasticity. Starting with a chapter on the anatomical and physiological foundations of spasticity and a short history of its neurosurgical treatment, it describes the neurosurgical methods currently available. As management differs between adult...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• General Information: History of neurosurgical treatment for spasticity
• Anatomical and physiological bases of motricity applied to the study of spasticity
• Adults: Evaluation of spasticity in adults
• Decision-making for treatment of adults with disabling spasticity
• Intrathecal Baclofen therapy
• Botulinum toxin injections for spasticity
• Peripheral neurotomies
• Surgery in dorsal root entry zone
• Children: Introduction
• Assessment of spasticity in pediatric patients
• Decision-making for treatment of children with disabling spasticity
• Dorsal rhizotomies for children with cerebral palsy.  .