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Uniform Title Spasticity (Brashear)

Title Spasticity : diagnosis and management / editor, Allison Brashear, Walter C. Teagle Professor, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina ; associate editor, Elie Elovic, Director, Traumatic Brain Injury Program, Renown Rehabilitation Hospital, Renown Health, Reno, Nevada.

Publication Info.	New York : Demos Medical, 2016.
	Š2016

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe EBSCO Clinical Nursing E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Edition	Second edition.
Description	1 online resource (xii, 495 pages) : illustrations
	text txt rdacontent
	computer c rdamedia
	online resource cr rdacarrier
Note	Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 4, 2016).
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Share Spasticity: Diagnosis and Management, Second Edition; Part I: General Overview; Chapter 1: Why Is Spasticity Treatment Important?; Chapter 2: Epidemiology of Spasticity in the Adult and Child; Stroke; Spinal Cord Injury; Multiple Sclerosis; Cerebral Palsy; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Spasticity and Other Signs of the Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome; Negative Signs; Stretch-Sensitive Positive Signs; Positive Signs That are Not Stretch Sensitive; Maladaptive Consequences of the UMNS; Conclusions; References
	Chapter 4: Ancillary Findings Associated With SpasticitySensory Disturbances; Voice, Speech, and Swallowing; Bowel and Bladder; Sleep; Psychosocial Issues; Case Study; Conclusions; References; Part II: Assessment Tools; Chapter 5: Measurement Tools and Treatment Outcomes in Patients With Spasticity; Spasticity Outcome Measures-What is a Useful Outcome Measure?; An Organized Approach to Spasticity Outcomes; Physiological Measures; QOL Measures; Choosing an Outcome Measure to Assess Intervention Effectiveness; Types of Assessment Methods and Tools; Measures of Voluntary Activity
	Functional MeasuresQOL Measures; Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Techniques and Scales for Measuring Spastic Paresis; Definition of Spasticity; Measure of Spasticity: The Ashworth and Tardieu Scales; Definitions of Stretch-Sensitive Paresis and Spastic Cocontraction; Assessment of the Range of Active Movement and of Its Decrement After Repeated Maximal Efforts, as Net Results of Paresis and Spastic Cocontraction; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: Assessment of Spasticity in the Upper Extremity; Identifying Goals in Upper Extremity Assessment
	Anatomic Considerations in Assessing the Upper ExtremityAssessment of the Shoulder; Assessment of the Elbow; Assessment of the Wrist; Assessment of the Fingers; Functional Considerations in Assessment of the Upper Extremity; Development of the Treatment Plan to Assess Upper Extremity Spasticity; Follow-Up Assessments of Upper Extremity Spasticity; Summary; References; Chapter 8: Assessment of Lower Limb Spasticity and Other Consequences of the Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome; Clinical Assessment of Spasticity; Functional Assessment of Gait to Evaluate Lower Limb Dysfunction; References
	Chapter 9: Setting Realistic and Meaningful Goals for TreatmentChoosing Meaningful and Realistic Treatment Goals; Determining Treatment Goals; Goal Attainment Scale; Conclusion: Synthesis of Information and Choosing Treatment Goals; Case Discussions; References; Part III: Treatment of Spasticity; Chapter 10: Chemoneurolysis With Phenol and Alcohol: A "Dying Art" That Merits Revival; Chemical Neurolysis; Phenol; Alcohol; Comparison of Phenol Neurolysis and BoNT; Pediatric Considerations; Suggested Approaches for Specific Upper Motor Neuron Disorders; Conclusion; References
Subject	Spasticity -- Diagnosis.
	Spasticity -- Treatment.
	Muscle Spasticity -- diagnosis
	Muscle Spasticity -- therapy
	Botulinum Toxins -- therapeutic use
	Extremities -- physiopathology
	Motor Neuron Disease
	Spasticité -- Traitement.
	Neurones moteurs -- Maladies.
	HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
	MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
	MEDICAL -- Diseases.
	MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
	MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
	Spasticity -- Diagnosis
	Spasticity -- Treatment
Added Author	Brashear, Allison, editor.
	Elovic, Elie, editor.
Other Form:	Print version: Elovic, Elie, MD. Spasticity : Diagnosis and Management. : Springer Publishing Company, Š2015 9781620700723
ISBN	1617052426 (electronic bk.)
	9781617052422 (electronic bk.)
	9781620700723
	1620700727
Standard No.	AU@ 000057019156
	AU@ 000068481986
	DEBSZ 493170898