Neurorehabilitation is an expanding field with an increasing clinical impact due to an ageing population. During the last 20 years, neurorehabilitation has developed from a discipline with little scientific background, separated from other medical centers, to a medical entity largely based on the principles of evidenced based medicine with strong ties to basic research and clinical neurology. Today neurorehabilitation is still a work in progress and treatment standards are not yetestablished for all aspects of the field. There are very few books that address contemporary neurorehabilitation from this perspective. This new edition of the Oxford Textbook of Neurorehabilitation provides an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of the subject as well as a clear perspective on how (and why) to approach treatment decisions on an individualized basis. The book has been thoroughly updated to reflect novel important developments in the field and includes new chapters on vocational rehabilitation, self-management strategies in neurorehabilitation, and music supported therapy inneurorehabilitation. This indispensable book will be of great interest to rehabilitation physicians, neurologists, and allied health care professionals who look after patients requiring neurorehabilitation.
SECTION I: General aspects of neurorehabilitation; The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health; A teamwork approach to neurological rehabilitation; The economic benefits of rehabilitation for neurological conditions; Predicting activities after stroke; Designing a clinical trial for neurorehabilitation; The influence of age on neurorehabilitation; The applicability of motor learning to neurorehabilitation; SECTION II: Physiological consequences of CNS damage; Spinal neuronal dysfunction after deprivation of supraspinal input; Secondary changes after damage of the central nervous system: Significance of spastic muscle tone in rehabilitation; Autonomous nervous system dysfunction; Functional recovery in CNS disease: Impact of animal models; SECTION III: Neuroplasticity and repair; Animal models of damage, repair, and plasticity in the brain; Animal models of damage, repair and plasticity in the spinal cord; Stem cell application in neurorehabilitation; The role of neuroimaging in understanding the impact of neuroplasticity after CNS damage; Enhancement of neuroplasticity by cortical stimulation; Enhancement of neuroplasticity by drug therapy; SECTION IV: Clinical concepts; Rehabilitation of gait and balance after CNS damage; Neurorehabilitation approaches for disorders of the peripheral nervous system; Treatment of arm and hand dysfunction after CNS damage; Acquired disorders of language and their treatment; Neuropsychological rehabilitation of higher cortical functions after brain damage; The clinical neurology of problems with oral feeding; Management of bladder, bowel, and sexual dysfunction; The assessment and treatment of pain syndromes in neurorehabilitation; The impact of fatigue on neurorehabilitation; Vocational Rehabilitation; Self-management strategies in neurorehabilitation; Neuropalliative rehabilitation: Managing neurological disability in the context of deteriorating illness; Recognition and management of functional symptoms after traumatic brain injury; SECTION V: Technical concepts; Music supported therapy in neurorehabilitation; Application of orthoses and neurostimulation in neurorehabilitation; Technology to enhance arm and hand function; Technology to enhance locomotor function; Enhancing independent community access and participation: Services, technologies, and policies; Virtual reality for neurorehabilitation; Promises and challenges of neurorehabilitation technology;
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