Handbook of Neurological Rehabilitation

by Greenwood, Richard; Barnes, Michael P.; McMillan, Thomas M.; Ward, Christopher D.

• ISBN13: 9780863777578
• ISBN10: 0863777570
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-31
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

Changes in the focus of neurological practice worldwide have led to the need for new standard texts that reflect the current state of this expanding area of clinical expertise. The second edition of theHandbook of Neurological Rehabilitationis a major reference source that fulfils this need, providing an invaluable resource for all professionals who work with patients suffering from neurological disorders. It brings restorative neurology to the bedside and shows how a reiterative, goal-orientated, problem-solving training program can benefit patients, sometimes on a scale not achieved by pharmacological or surgical interventions. The book is divided into three sections all of which have been updated. Section One explores the clinical and biological principles underpinning rehabilitation practice in the context of neurological disablement. Section Two describes the assessment, treatment and management of the major physical, cognitive and behavioral impairments, and the functional deficits that mayfollow or accompany neurological disease. The final section explores in more detail these problems and their management in relation to the more common specific disorders of the nervous system. The text emphasizes the fact that rehabilitation is an on-going process involving multi-disciplinary problem-solving, goal-setting and education; in which organized care is more effective than unorganized care; and the breakdown of professional barriers within rehabilitation, to facilitate the use of combined treatment techniques, improves outcome. It describes the contribution made by neural reorganization and compensatory mechanisms to recovery of function, focuses on the avoidance of secondary deficit, and explores the physical, cognitive, affective and behavioral problems that may occur after neurological damage. At a time when new medical technologies threaten to fragment the integrity of medical care at individual and societal levels, it is crucial that all those involved in the management of complex disablementresulting from neurological disease have a working knowledge of the contents of this book. Their perspective on clinical practice will then be truly integrated and holistic and their patients will benefit accordingly.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Foreword	xi
Preface to the second edition	xiii
Preface to the first edition	xv
SECTION 1 PRINCIPLES OF PRACTICE
PART A Clinical aspects
The epidemiology of disabling neurological disorders	5	(10)
R. Langton Hewer
A. Tennant
The rehabilitation process: A neurological perspective	15	(14)
C.D. Ward
S. McIntosh
Organisation of neurological rehabilitation services	29	(12)
M.P. Barnes
The rehabilitation team	41	(10)
R.Ll. Wood
Measurement of disability and handicap	51	(12)
C. Collin
Ethical implications of disablement	63	(8)
M. Saunders
PART B Mechanisms of recovery
Mechanisms of cellular damage and recovery	71	(28)
A.J. Larner
M.V. Sofroniew
Neural plasticity and recovery of function	99	(14)
L.G. Cohen
M. Hallett
Neural tissue transplantation	113	(18)
S.B. Dunnett
Learning and skill acquisition	131	(12)
L.L. Pinnington
C.D. Ward
Motor control and learning: Implications for neurological rehabilitation	143	(14)
T. Mulder
J. Hochstenbach
SECTION 2 ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF FUNCTIONAL DEFICITS
PART A Mobility
Spasticity	157	(14)
M.P. Barnes
Tremor and ataxia	171	(8)
R.J. Hardie
J.C. Rothwell
Physical therapies	179	(12)
S. Edwards
S. Mawson
R.J. Greenwood
Physical consequences of neurological disablement	191	(32)
G. Yamey
R.J. Greenwood
Biomechanics and rehabilitation engineering	223	(8)
G.R. Johnson
Assistive technology: Mobility aids, environmental control systems, and communication aids	231	(14)
N.C.M. Fyfe
E.J.W. McClemont
L.E. Panton
L.J. Sandles
Functional neurostimulation in rehabilitation	245	(16)
D.N. Rushton
PART B Other physical disability
Pain relief in neurological rehabilitation	261	(14)
D. Justins
M. Paes
P. Richardson
Special senses	275	(12)
A. Pambakian
C. Kennard
A.J. Wilkins
Neurogenic bladder dysfunction and its management	287	(12)
I.F. Hussain
C. Haslam
C.J. Fowler
Sex and relationships in neurological disability	299	(14)
B.J. Chandler
Neurogenic respiratory failure	313	(14)
R.S. Howard
D. El Kabir
A.J. Williams
Chronic fatigue	327	(14)
S. Wessely
T. Chalder
The assessment and management of swallowing disorders	341	(16)
J. Whitaker
A. Dunnachie
T. Hughes
Dysarthria	357	(8)
P. Enderby
PART C Cognitive function
Therapy for the language impairment in aphasia	365	(12)
S. Byng
E. Jones
Rehabilitation of memory disorders	377	(10)
B.A. Wilson
L. Clare
Assessment and rehabilitation of the dysexecutive syndrome	387	(16)
N. Alderman
P.W. Burgess
The rehabilitation of visuospatial, visuoperceptual, and apraxic disorders	403	(16)
I.H. Robertson
PART D Personality and behaviour
Behaviour problems	419	(14)
L.H. Goldstein
Psychiatry in neurological rehabilitation	433	(10)
A. House
Psychosomatic disorders	443	(10)
H. Merskey
Psychosocial consequences of brain injury	453	(12)
M. Oddy
SECTION 3 SPECIFIC DISORDERS
Head injury rehabilitation	465	(22)
T.M. McMillan
R.J. Greenwood
Stroke rehabilitation: The evidence	487	(18)
D.T. Wade
The epilepsies	505	(18)
P. Thompson
S. Shorvon
D. Heaney
Parkinsonism and dystonia	523	(10)
B. Pentland
Multiple sclerosis	533	(20)
M.P. Barnes
Huntington's disease	553	(14)
C.D. Ward
N.R. Dennis
Rehabilitation in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias	567	(10)
R. Woods
The young adult with neurological disabilities with particular reference to cerebral palsy and spina bifida	577	(18)
C. Murray-Leslie
P. Critchley
Malignant cerebral gliomas: Rehabilitation and care	595	(16)
E. Davies
C. Clarke
Spinal injury	611	(20)
J. Allibone
B. Taylor
F. Middleton
Non-traumatic myelopathies	631	(10)
J.C. Chawla
E.D. Playford
Motor neurone disease	641	(22)
P.J. Shaw
Management of brachial plexus injuries	663	(32)
R. Birch
Disorders of the peripheral nerves	695	(10)
M. Reilly
R.J. Greenwood
Muscle disorders	705	(22)
N. Davies
G. Cochrane
M. Hanna
Index	727