Re-engineering of the damaged brain and spinal cord : evidence-based neurorehabilitation /
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| Imprint: | Wien ; New York : Springer, c2005. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 232 p.) : ill. (some col.) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Acta neurochirurgica. Supplements, 0065-1419 ; 93 Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement ; 93. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8876098 |
| Summary: | Re-EngineeringoftheDamagedBrainandSpinalCord isdedicatedtoTetsuoKanno, M. D. ProfessorofNeurosurgery Bypresenting theoriginal papers thatmakeupthis thefeaturesofthelocalmedicallandscapeinthe- third supplement we wish to make a further contri- gionswheretheyareenacted. Whatismore, progr- bution to the issue of functional rehabilitation, this sivenew'ndingsmustbealsosubjectedtoafrequent soimportantandfascinatingmodernareaofresearch revision. Ontopofthis, itshouldnotbeforgottenthat inthe'eldofneurosciences. Thecongresspaperswe even when committal therapy guidelines are c- haveselectedconstituteagoodre'ectionofthetrans- sistentlyapplied, thereareconsiderablevariationsin disciplinary objectives. The literature references are therangeofpotentialcomplicationsandintheo- designedasaguidetoleadtheinterestedreadertoa comeofprospectivecontrolledmulti-centreandmul- deeperandmoredetailedunderstandingoftheindi- nationalstudiesontheissueofqualitymanagement. vidualissues. Functionalrehabilitationhasbeenanoriginaltask The demand for ''evidence-based medicine'' is well ofneurosurgeryfromtheveryoutset. The1990shave justi'ed; however, it rapidly comes up against the enteredtheannalsofbrainresearchasthe''Decadeof limitsoffeasibility, especiallywherecontrolledthe- theBrain''. Sincethentherehasbeenaneverstronger peuticstudiesareconcerned. TheCochrancollection growthofneuroscienti'cinterestworldwide, accom- of high-quality evidence-based healthcare databases paniedbysubstantial'nancialengagement. Thishas hasthusfarbeenofnohelptousindrawingupthe- primarily resulted in advances in basic neuro- peutic recommendations for the re-engineering of biologicalandneurophysiologicalresearchandalsoin brain and spinal-cord lesions. Today as ever, the thegrowthofneuroscienti'cknowledgeaboutbasic opinion of experts and empirically based medical mechanismsformotor control, paincontrol, aware- treatment and posttraumatic neurorehabilitation ness, cognition, learning and memory. The conse- continuetooccupyanindispensablepositionforthe quencemustbetoensurethattheadvancesmadeinthe everydayclinicalpracticeofneurosurgicalandneu- neuroscienti'cresearchareaareadequatelyexpanded traumatological therapies. Promising adjunct - intopracticalneurosurgicalcareandre-engineeringof proachesincludeneuropharmacology, forcascadesof brainandspinalcordlesionsandtoensureuponnew molecular interactions are known to be underlying approaches. Following this a fundamental path will activity-dependent plasticity and skills learning, as resultinanimprovedandmoree0/00cientpreventionin many of these processes involve the major tra- thefuture, themeasuresthatstandrightatthefore- mitters. Furthermore, biologicalinterventionsby- front of all rehabilitation principles, meaning that ingendogenousneuronsandgliaaswellasexogenous conventionalconceptsmustbemodi'edtokeeppace stemcells, bone-marrowcells, macrophages, andother withthemoretask-speci'c, intensive, andprogressive types may promote the regeneration of nerve cells, demands. In this connection a series of guidelines, tissue, and neural circuitry. Class one studies have recommendations, and expert opinions and also beenmade, andnowclasstwostudieshavebeeni- algorithms have been elaborated by national and tiated, for example in connection with acute spinal international expert panels and multidisciplinary as- cord injury (SCI). The clinical application of fu- sociationsfortheacutemedicalcareofpatients. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 232 p.) : ill. (some col.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783211241509 3211241507 9783211275771 3211275770 9786610970148 6610970149 |
| ISSN: | 0065-1419 ; |