A Practical Guide to Care of Spinal Cord Injuries

1.Introduction and overview of spinal cord injuries.- 2. Development and clinically oriented functional neuroanatomy of the human spinal cord and spine.- 3. Functional utilization and related kinematics of the extremity muscles after spinal cord injuries.- 4. Predicted functional outcomes after spinal cord injuries.- 5. Spinal fractures.- 6. Imaging studies of spinal cord injuries.- 7. Laboratory tests in the care of spinal cord injuries.- 8. Pharmacotherapeutics in spinal cord injuries.- 9. Characterization of spinal cord lesions.- 10. Epidemiology of spinal cord injuries.- 11. Neurological classification of spinal cord injuries.- 12. Spinal shock and acute phase management of spinal cord injuries.- 13. Incomplete spinal cord injury syndromes.- 14. Nontraumatic spinal cord lesions.- 15. Syringomyelia.- 16. Conus medullaris and cauda equina injuries.- 17. Cardiovascular dysfunction in spinal cord injuries.- 18. Respiratory dysfunction in spinal cord injuries.- 19. Orthostatic hypotension.- 20. Autonomic dysreflexia.- 21. Venous thromboembolism after spinal cord injuries.- 22. Electrolyte and metabolic disorders in spinal cord injuries.- 23. Neurogenic bladder dysfunction .- 24. Neurogenic bowel dysfunction and gastrointestinal complications .- 25. Neurogenic sexual dysfunction.- 26. Pressure injuries.- 27. Neurogenic heterotopic ossification.- 28. Pain in spinal cord injuries.- 29. Pediatric spinal cord injuries.- 30. Spinal cord injuries in the elderly.- 31. Dysfunctional sleep in spinal cord injuries.- 32. Upper extremity management in spinal cord injuries.- 33. Psychological issues in spinal cord injuries.