Neurorehabilitation Therapy and Therapeutics

Cognitive impairment, dysphagia, communication issues, pain, spasticity, bladder dysfunction, sexual dysfunction and bowel incontinence are but a few problems frequently reported by individuals living with long-term neurological conditions. The management of long-term neurological conditions requires co-ordinated inputs from multiple disciplines, and this practical handbook facilitates this by combining physical, cognitive and psychological strategies to patient management. Featuring contributions from leading experts in neurology, health services and clinical rehabilitation, this book is a comprehensive overview of common neurological impairments and solutions. It adopts an evidence-based approach to both pharmacological and non-pharmacological options for alleviating neurological symptoms. An easy-to-refer to guide, bridging multiple disciplines, aided by current research, to provide effective, and practical management for all aspects and issues arising in the rehabilitation phases of the neurological patient. This unique pocketbook is intended for practitioners at all levels, and is ideally suited as a quick guide during ward rounds, out-patient clinics and therapy sessions.

Dedication; List of contributors; 1. An introduction to neurological rehabilitation Diane Playford and Krishnan Padmakumari Sivaraman Nair; 2. Management of disorders of cognition in neurorehabilitation Pegah Touradji and Anna V. Agranovich; 3. Management of mood and behaviour in neurorehabilitation Lewys Morgan and Abhijeeth Shetty; 4. Management of disorders of consciousness in neurorehabilitation Andreas Bender; 5. Management of communication disorders in neurorehabilitation Rajani Sebastian and Donna C. Tippett; 6. Management of disorders of eating, drinking and swallowing in neurorehabilitation Rachel Mulheren, Alba Azola and Marlís González-Fernández; 7. Management of salivary disorders in neurorehabilitation Nicole Rogus-Pulia, Joanne Yee and Korey Kennelty; 8. Management of upper limb impairment in neurorehabilitation Preeti Raghavan and Manuel Wilfred; 9. Management of vestibular disorders in neurorehabilitation Adolfo M. Bronstein and Marousa Pavlou; 10. Management of walking disorders in neurorehabilitation Jonathan F. Marsden; 11. Management of spasticity in neurorehabilitation Valerie L. Stevenson; 12. Neurorehabilitation in Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism Amit Batla and Fiona Lindop; 13. Neuropathic pain Alina Zakin and David M. Simpson; 14. Management of phantom limb in neurorehabilitation Rohit Bhide and Apurba Barman; 15. Management of neuro-ophthalmologic disorders in neurorehabilitation Simon J. Hickman and Martin J. Rhodes; 16. Management of pressure ulcers in neurorehabilitation Ramaswamy Hariharan and Anand Viswanathan; 17. Management of disorders of blood pressure and control in neurorehabilitation Ellen Merete Hagen; 18. Management of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction Mahreen Pakzad and Pierre Denys; 19. Management of neurogenic bowel dysfunction Anton Emmanuel; 20. Management of neurogenic sexual dysfunction Gila Bronner and Tanya Gurevich; Index.

Krishanan Padmakumari Sivaraman Nair is a Consultant Neurologist, with a special interest in disability management at Sheffield teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and a Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield. He has an academic and clinical interest in neurological rehabilitation, particularly in management of neurological impairments. His research interest is to develop interventions to promote functional recovery following acquired brain and spinal cord injuries.
Marlís González-Fernández is a board-certified Physiatrist and Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore. She also serves as vice chair for clinical affairs and managing director of outpatient operations in the same department. She has been a practicing physiatrist for 14 years with a research focus on swallowing and communication disorders after stroke. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health. Her clinical practice is focused on the rehabilitation of people with neurologic disease and limb loss. She is directly involved in teaching medical students and rehabilitation residents.
Jalesh N. Panicker is Consultant Neurologist in Uro-Neurology at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Reader in Uro-Neurology and Clinical Neurology at the University College London, Institute of Neurology. His primary interest is in understanding the neural control of bladder and sexual functions and embedding the management of bladder and sexual dysfunction in the rehabilitation of patients with neurological disease. He also has a specialist interest in pelvic neurophysiology testing. He is involved in imparting training in uro-neurology and is actively involved in clinical research.