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"Part of a series aimed at therapists concerned with rehabilitation in a very broad sense, this book is based upon the author's experiences as part of a team caring for victims of severe injuries of the brain paying particular attention to the disturbances of behaviour. The methods of pioneers in this field were based on recognizing that it is as necessary to stimulate an injured brain in order to help it to recover as it is to stimulate a normal brain to enable it to develop - a process that is referred to as ""exercising the mental muscles"". In this guide the author explains that therapists need to start treating patients while they are still receiving intensive care, and nurses in these units, as well as those in ordinary wards, need to know how closely their work should be intergrated with that of others. Although the book will be of particular interest to occupational and physical therapists, psychologists and a social workers it will also be of use to doctors as clear evidence of the range and duration of methods of treatment required and of the fact that they have a part to play long after the patients leave hospital."

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Author:   Ruth Garner
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.201kg
ISBN:  

9780412324208

ISBN 10:   0412324202
Pages:   137
Publication Date:   01 January 1990
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The extent of the problem - classification of head injury - course of recovery, prognostic considerations, clinical features, the treatment team, rehabilitation defined; early intervention - aims of treatment, knowing the patient, evaluation, environment, stimulation programme; activities of daily living - reality orientation, therapeutic application of everyday activities, washing, dressing, continence, feeding; perception - assessment, visuo-perception disorders, visuo-spatial disorders, tactile perception, olfactory and gustatory perception, body scheme, apraxia, treatment notes; aspects of physical dysfunction - positioning, spasticity, ataxia, sensory impairment, muscular weakness or paralysis, range of movement, visual disorders, hearing, speech, epilepsy, protective helmets; returning to the community - the social worker, home visiting, following the home visit, a relative's experience, discharge, support groups; psychosocial aspects - personality change, behaviour, effects on the family, cognitive impairment, where to go from here.

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