Neurosurgical Re-Engineering of the Damaged Brain and Spinal Cord /

This volume highlights the important role played by neurosurgeons and their techniques in neurorehabilitation. The authors review the recent advances made in neurosurgical techniques which can contribute to the patient's functional recovery from neurological deficits, such as movement disorders...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Katayama, Y.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna, 2003.
Series:Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement ; 87.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Prolonged coma, minimally conscious state and persistent vegetative state
  • Clinical application of the drug pump for spasticity, pain and restorative neurosurgery
  • Current concepts and strategies of early neurorehabilitation
  • Functional imaging in neurosurgery and neurorehabilitation
  • Neurosurgical intervention for functional recovery from neurological deficit: Part 1
  • Neurosurgical intervention for functional recovery from neurological deficit: Part 2
  • Neurosurgical treatment for movement disorders
  • Pain control
  • Nerve grafting and cell transplantation.