Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can lead to loss of skills and to mental cognitive behavioural deficits. Paraplegia after Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) means a life-long sentence of paralysis, sensory loss, dependence and in both, TBI and SCI, waiting for a miracle therapy. Recent advances in functional neurosurgery, neuroprosthesis, robotic devices and cell transplantation have opened up a new era. New drugs and reconstructive surgical concepts are on the horizon. Social reintegration is based on holistic rehabilitation. Psychological treatment can alleviate and strengthen affected life. This book reflects important aspects of physiology and new trans-disciplinary approaches for acute treatment and rehabilitation in neurotraumatology by reviewing evidence based concepts as they were discussed among bio and gene-technologists, physicians, neuropsychologists and other therapists at the joint international congress in Brescia 2004.
Author(s): G.A. Brunelli, Klaus R.H. von Wild
Edition: 1
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 256
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front-matter.pdf......Page 2
A. Evidence based neurorehabilitation.pdf......Page 16
a.01 Evidence based medicine in neurological rehabilitation — a critical review.pdf......Page 17
a.02 Quality management in traumatic brain injury (TBI) Lessons from the prospective study in 6.800 patients after acute TBI in respect of neurorehabilitation.pdf......Page 29
a.03 Posttraumatic epilepsy with special emphasis on prophylaxis and prevention.pdf......Page 40
a.04 Swallowing therapy.pdf......Page 48
a.05 Impaired self-awareness after moderately severe to severe traumatic brain injury.pdf......Page 51
a.06 Assessment of health-related quality of life in persons after traumatic brain injury — development of the Qolibri, a specific measure.pdf......Page 55
B. Re-engineering of brain lesions.pdf......Page 62
b.07 RNA editing- a molecular mechanism for the fine modulation of neuronal transmission.pdf......Page 63
b.08 Inhibition of IκBα phosphorylation prevents glutamate-induced NF-κB activation and neuronal cell death.pdf......Page 68
b.09 Reorganization of cerebral circuits in human brain lesion.pdf......Page 73
b.10 Transcranial magnetic stimulation in neurorehabilitation.pdf......Page 79
b.11 Is there impairment of a specific frontal lobe circuit in head injury.pdf......Page 83
b.12 Treating the aging brain- cortical reorganization and behavior.pdf......Page 86
b.13 The localization of central pattern generators for swallowing in humans.pdf......Page 92
b.14 Functional regeneration of the axotomized auditory nerve with combined neurotrophic and anti-inhibitory strategies.pdf......Page 96
b.15 Electrically evoked hearing perception by functional neurostimulation of the central auditory system.pdf......Page 99
b.16 Physiological recordings from electrodes implanted in the basal ganglia for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’- disease. The relevance of fast subthalamic rhythms.pdf......Page 102
b.17 DBS therapy for the vegetative state and minimally conscious state.pdf......Page 105
b.18 Deep brain stimulation for idiopathic or secondary movement disorders.pdf......Page 109
b.19 Extradural Motor Cortex Stimulation (EMCS) for Parkinson’s disease. History and first results by the study group of the Italian neurosurgical society.pdf......Page 116
b.20 Endocrine dysfunction following traumatic brain injury- mechanisms, pathophysiology and clinical correlations.pdf......Page 123
b.21 Taylored implants for alloplastic cranioplasty — clinical and surgical considerations.pdf......Page 128
b.22 Lessons from National and International TBI Societies and Funds like NBIRTT.pdf......Page 131
C. Re-engineering of spinal cord lesions.pdf......Page 134
c.23 Brachial plexus surgery (Honorary lecture).pdf......Page 135
c.24 Results in brachial plexus palsy after biceps neuro-muscular neurotization associated with neuro-neural neurotization and teno-muscular transfer.pdf......Page 139
c.25 Macrophages and dendritic cells treatment of spinal cord injury- from the bench to the clinic.pdf......Page 144
c.26 Electrophysiological effects of 4-aminopyridine on fictive locomotor activity of the rat spinal cord in vitro.pdf......Page 148
c.27 Alternative, complementary, energy-based medicine for spinal cord injury.pdf......Page 152
c.28 The effect of penile vibratory stimulation on male fertility potential, spasticity and neurogenic detrusor overactivity in spinal cord lesioned individuals.pdf......Page 156
c.29 Posttraumatic syringomyelia — a serious complication in tetra- and paraplegic patients.pdf......Page 161
c.30 Functional neurorehabilitation in locked-in syndrome following C0–C1 decompression.pdf......Page 164
c.31 Treatment options and results in cervical myelopathy.pdf......Page 171
c.32 The treatment of the sacral pressure sores in patients with spinal lesions.pdf......Page 177
D. Neurological-neurosurgical-neurobehavioral rehabilitation.pdf......Page 182
d.33 Phenomenological aspects of consciousness — its disturbance in acute and chronic stages.pdf......Page 183
d.34 Neuropsychological experiences in neurotraumatology.pdf......Page 187
d.35 Team care in ICU — Psychotherapeutic aspects and taking care of family of patients with traumatic brain injury.pdf......Page 191
d.36 Early clinical predictive factors during coma recovery.pdf......Page 193
d.37 Predicting one year clinical outcome in traumatic brain injury (TBI) at the beginning of rehabilitation.pdf......Page 198
d.38 Severe brain injuries in children.pdf......Page 200
d.39 The locked-in syndrome- a challenge for therapy.pdf......Page 204
E. Addendum.pdf......Page 208
e.40 WFNS committee for neurorehabilitation.pdf......Page 209
e.41 Academia Multidisciplinaria Neurotraumatologica AMN.pdf......Page 212
e.42 NBIRTT, the National Brain Injury Research, Treatment and Training Foundation.pdf......Page 216
back-matter.pdf......Page 217
