Spinal cord injury /
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Author / Creator: | Selzer, Michael E. |
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Imprint: | New York, N.Y. : Demos Medical Pub. : AAN Press, American Academy of Neurology, ©2008. |
Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 156 pages) : illustrations. |
Language: | English |
Series: | American Academy of Neurology (AAN) quality of life guides AAN Press quality of life guide. |
Subject: | |
Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11196303 |
Other authors / contributors: | Dobkin, Bruce H. |
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ISBN: | 9781935281047 1935281046 9781932603385 1932603387 |
Digital file characteristics: | data file |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-132) and index. Print version record. |
Summary: | The spinal cord is a vital part of the central nervous system; even a small injury can lead to severe disability. In the US, there are approximately 230,000 people living with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI), with over 10,000 more becoming disabled each year. Learning to live with SCI can be a challenge to any individual, caregiver or family. To improve their ability to cope, everyone involved must understand how the body responds to a spinal cord injury, and educate themselves about treatment and management issues. Spinal Cord Injury, the newest title in the critically acclaimed American A. |
Other form: | Print version: Selzer, Michael E. Spinal cord injury. New York, N.Y. : Demos Medical Pub. : AAN Press, American Academy of Neurology, ©2008 9781932603385 1932603387 |
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