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Caring for children with cerebral palsy : a team approach / edited by John P. Dormans and Louis Pellegrino.
- Title
- Caring for children with cerebral palsy : a team approach / edited by John P. Dormans and Louis Pellegrino.
- Publication
- Baltimore : P.H. Brookes Pub. Co., [1998], ©1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | RJ496.C4 C34 1998 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xiv, 533 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- An in-depth, practical resource, it is a must for physicians, nurses, therapists, educators, social workers, home visitors, and families who want to make sound, collaborative caregiving decisions.
- Based on the caregiving approach developed at the Cerebral Palsy Program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Children's Seashore House, this daily-use handbook draws on the experience of pediatricians and orthopedic surgeons as well as physical and occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, social workers, educators, and administrators. It presents a conceptual framework for care delivery and emphasizes goals for development and competency in family and community settings.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Foreword / Mark L. Batshaw -- Ch. 1. Definitions, Etiology, and Epidemiology of Cerebral Palsy / Louis Pellegrino and John P. Dormans -- Ch. 2. Making the Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy / Louis Pellegrino and John P. Dormans -- Ch. 3. Interdisciplinary Care of the Child with Cerebral Palsy / Louis Pellegrino and Gretchen Meyer -- Ch. 4. Well-Child Care and Health Maintenance / Louis Pellegrino -- Ch. 5. The Management of Spasticity / Stephanie Ried, Louis Pellegrino and Shirley Albinson-Scull [et al.] -- Ch. 6. Musculoskeletal Impairments: Introduction to the Orthopedics of Cerebral Palsy / John P. Dormans and Lawson A. Copley -- Ch. 7. Orthopedic Approaches to Treatment / John P. Dormans and Lawson A. Copley -- Ch. 8. Gait Analysis in Cerebral Palsy / Freeman Miller -- Ch. 9. Postsurgical Management of Cerebral Palsy / Sandy McGee, Johanna E. Deitz Curry and John P. Dormans -- Ch. 10. Neurosurgical Treatment of Spasticity / Ann-Christine Duhaime and Shirley Albinson-Scull --
- Ch. 11. Nutrition and Feeding / Peggy S. Eicher -- Ch. 12. Promoting Functional Mobility / Johanna E. Deitz Curry -- Ch. 13. Promoting Function in Daily Living Skills / Lesley A. Geyer, Lisa A. Kurtz and Lynette E. Byarm -- Ch. 14. Promoting Function: Communication / Cynthia B. Solot -- Ch. 15. Assistive Technology / Jennifer Rauck Burstein, Mary Lisa Wright-Drechsel and Audrey Wood -- Ch. 16. Orthotic Management / James S. Walker and Meg Stanger -- Ch. 17. The Family / Symme W. Trachtenberg and Christine F. Rouse -- Ch. 18. The School / Susan K. Effgen -- Ch. 19. Public Policy: Disability-Related Legislation / Linda Hock-Long -- Ch. 20. Transitions to Adulthood: The Adult with Cerebral Palsy / Adadot Hayes -- Ch. 21. Epilogue / John P. Dormans and Louis Pellegrino.
- ISBN
- 155766322X
- LCCN
- 97023367
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries