Management of Brain Injured Children (Oxford Medical Publications) - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0198567243 ISBN 13: 9780198567240

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

Riassunto

Brain injuries are common in children, typically following head trauma but also complicating meningitis, encephalitis, cerebrovascular haemorrhage (stroke) and brain tumours. Many children suffer irreversible impairments and are left with major physical, educational and behavioural disabilities. This has tremendous implications for health, education and social services. The survivors of brain injuries pose a significant burden on the NHS, the community and families. Despite this, resources are limited or non-existent in many parts of the UK and, consequently, many hospitals, schools and education authorities, and social services are unsure how to address the many problems shown by these children and their families. The new edition of 'Management of Brain Injured Children' provides a detailed account of brain injuries in children. It considers how common they are, why they occur, and how impacts on the family. A parent's experience of having a child who suffered a severe head injury provides an invaluable contribution, as does the account of her daughter, now a teenager. The book concludes with appendices detailing useful support organisations and relevant governmental and other agencies' publications. Referencing is thorough and up-to-date, providing readers with useful sources of information for additional reading.

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L'autore

Richard Appleton is at Consultant in Paediatric Neurology, The Roald Dahl EEG Unit, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK. Tony Baldwin is at Consultant Psychologist, Child Development Centre, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK.

Contenuti

• 1: Richard Appleton: Epidemiology - incidence, causes, severity and outcome
• 2: Jane Ratcliffe: Resuscitation and acute treatment of brain injuries (traumatic and atraumatic)
• 3: Richard Appleton, Liz Furlong & Tony Baldwin: Brain (head) injury team
• 4: Liz Furlong, Julie Sellars, Tamsyn Doyle & Richard Appleton: Immediate medical and nursing needs
• 5: Nicola Henderson, Eileen Kinley & Sue Loughran (with contributions from Susie Harrison, Paul Ritson & Juliet Weston): Physical (motor and functional) problems
• 6: Helen Gore & Suzanne Tyrer: Feeding and swallowing problems
• 7: Helen Gore & Suzanne Tyrer: Speech and language problems
• 8: Tony Baldwin, Colin Demellweek, Peter Rankin & Fran Carleton: Cognitive problems
• 9: Colin Demellweek, Tony Baldwin & Peter Rankin: Emotional, behavioural, psychiatric and social problems
• 10: Colin Demellweek & Richard Appleton: The impact of brain injury on the family
• 11: Jackie Gregg & Tony Baldwin: Community liaison
• 12: Jackie Gregg & Richard Appleton: Prevention of brain injury
• 13: Richard Appleton: The future
• 14: Paula and Lizzie Pearson: A parent's - and her brain-injured daughter's - view

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Oxford University Press, USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0198567243
• ISBN 13: 9780198567240
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 398
• Redattore: Appleton Richard
• Contatto del produttore: Messaggerie Libri; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8.; Assago Milano; 20090; Italia