BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Spinal cord injury (SCI), or traumatic myelopathy, was first described around 2500 BC by ancient Egyptians, as written in the ancient Egyptian medical text the Edwin…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Neurologic illness accounts for significant, morbidity, mortality, and cost. This chapter provides an overview of three significant diseases commonly encountered by physiatrists: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s, and…

BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Stroke rehabilitation is simultaneously a complex, challenging, and gratifying experience, which is often both physically demanding and emotionally charged. As stroke is often the most common…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The purpose of this chapter is to review current epidemiology of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and classify the different types of TBI according to underlying pathology….

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen In most high-resource countries, the three most common etiologies of non-traumatic spinal cord injury (NTSCI) include SCI caused by tumors, degenerative conditions of the spine, and…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Traumatic brain injury (tbi) is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. It is estimated that 2.5 million cases of TBI occur…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Traumatic brain injury (tbi) is classically defined as an insult to the brain caused by an external physical force with a resulting alteration in brain function….

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Traumatic brain injury (tbi) affects people indiscriminately, with an increasing incidence over the past decade. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the combined rates…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Neoplastic diseases in the spinal column and spinal cord can have a dramatic impact on an individual as well as on their family members and friends….

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen This chapter will examine traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the contexts of rehabilitation outcomes, systemic medical manifestations, and complications. The natural history of TBI will be…