Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

A Guide for Patients and Families
Herausgeber: Mitsumoto, Hiroshi

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This important book covers every aspect of living with ALS, from clinical features of the disease to an overview of symptom management to understanding its diagnosis. Major sections deal with overseeing medical care and rehabilitation, living with ALS, the disease's advanced phase, end-of-life issues, and resources. Extensively revised and rewritten, this edition contains new chapters on the latest approaches to treating ALS symptoms, the use of noninvasive ventilators, multidisciplinary team care, new guidelines being developed by the American Academy of Neurology for patients with ALS, the use of riluzole (Rilutek), and more.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 711g
• ISBN-13: 9781932603729
• ISBN-10: 1932603727
• Artikelnr.: 25561704

Autorenporträt

Hiroshi Mitsumoto, MD, is the current Medical Director of the ALS Center at Columbia University Medical Center.

Inhaltsangabe

What is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis?
The Clinical Features and Prognosis of ALS
The Diagnosis of ALS
Treating the Symptoms of ALS
A Comprehensive Approach to Managing ALS
Rehabilitation Issues
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Wheelchair Selection
Managing Communication and Swallowing Difficulties
Nutrition Intervention
Pulmonary Management
Life Support: Realities and Dilemmas
Alternative and Complementary Therapies
Clinical Therapeutic Trials for ALS
The Design of Clinical Trials
The ALS Patient Care Database
Sharing the Experience of ALS: Patient and Family Support Groups
Meditation and ALS
Living with ALS: Quality of Life Issues
Familial Relationships and ALS
Financial Realities
Home Care Agencies
Palliative Care: The Management of Advanced Disease
Hospice Care
What the MDA Can Do
What the ALS Association Can Do
Resources and Support Services