The Hemiplegia Handbook
eBook - PDF

The Hemiplegia Handbook

For parents and professionals

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Hemiplegia Handbook

For parents and professionals

About this book

Childhood hemiplegia affects up to one child in 1000. It is a condition affecting one side of the body caused by damage to the brain before, during or soon after birth (congenital hemiplegia) or later in childhood (acquired hemiplegia).Until now there has been no book giving an overview of childhood hemiplegia for the people who are most affected by it – the children and young people themselves, and their parents, families, friends and teachers, as well as the professionals working with them on the management of their condition.This highly accessible guide provides this overview, giving the background to how and why hemiplegia happens in children, outlining the different approaches to therapy, and setting out guidance on how to support the child or young adult with hemiplegia. It is practically orientated, answering many of the questions posed by families, carers and members of the interdisciplinary team involved with the children. It is invaluable both for parents and for medical and allied professionals.

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Yes, you can access The Hemiplegia Handbook by Liz Barnes, Charlie Fairhurst in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Neurology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Mac Keith Press
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781907655753
eBook ISBN
9781907655753
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Neurology

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. About the authors
  3. Foreword
  4. Chapter 1, Introduction , Liz Barnes
  5. Chapter 2, Understanding the brain and movement, Charlie Fairhurst
  6. Chapter 3, Causes of hemiplegia/hemiparesis, Charlie Fairhurst
  7. Chapter 4, Possible clinical problems:their signs and symptoms, Charlie Fairhurst
  8. Chapter 5, After diagnosis – what next? Liz Barnes
  9. Chapter 6, Assessment andclinical management, Charlie Fairhurst
  10. Chapter 7, Family life, Liz Barnes
  11. Chapter 8, Education, Liz Barnes
  12. Chapter 9, Adult life, Liz Barnes
  13. Chapter 10, The emotional impact ofhaving a child with a disability, Claire Edwards
  14. Glossary ofmedical terms
  15. Index