Handbook of Spinal Cord Injuries and Related Disorders

​Hyun-Yoon Ko, M.D., Ph.DDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Rehabilitation Hospital Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University College of MedicineYangsan, Korea (Republic of)​Sungchul Huh, M.D., Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Rehabilitation Hospital Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea (Republic of)

• 1 Clinical and Functional Anatomy of the Spinal Cord.- 2 Extremity kinematics and muscles for functional training of tetraplegics and paraplegics.- 3 Physical and neurological differentiation of spinal cord lesions.- 4 Laboratory tests commonly encountered in care of spinal cord injuries.- 5 Pharmacotherapy in spinal cord injuries.- 6 Imaging assessment of spinal cord injuries.- 7 Functional assessment and expected functional outcomes following spinal cord injuries.- 8 Standard neurological classification of spinal cord injuries.- 9 Spinal shock: definition and clinical implications.- 10 Acute phase management of traumatic spinal cord injuries.- 11 Clinical syndromes of incomplete spinal cord lesions.- 12 Posttraumatic syringomyelia and Chiari malformations.- 13 Cauda equina and conus medullaris lesions.- 14 Nontraumatic spinal cord lesions/diseases.- 15 Autonomic nervous system in spinal cord injuries.- 16 Cardiovascular dysfunction in spinal cord injuries.- 17 Orthostatic hypotension and associated supine hypertension.- 18 Autonomic dysreflexia.- 19 Venous thromboembolism in spinal cord injuries.- 20 Respiratory dysfunction.- 21 Electrolyte disorder.- 22 Metabolic disorders.- 23 Voiding dysfunction and genitourinary complications.- 24 Bowel dysfunction and gastrointestinal complications.- 25 Sexuality changes.- 26 Spasticity.- 27 Pressure Injuries.- 28 Heterotopic ossification.- 29 Pain types and taxonomies.- 30 Thermoregulatory impairment.