Physical Description:print xix, 475 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Edition:3rd ed.
Publisher:New York, NY : Demos Health, c2009.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis : an overview -- What is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis? / Valerie A. Cwik -- The clinical features and prognosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Hiroshi Mitsumoto -- The diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / David A. Chad -- Treating the symptoms of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Carlayne Elizabeth Jackson -- The medical and rehabilitative management of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis -- A comprehensive approach to managing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Gabriela Harrington-Moroney and Jinsy A. Andrews -- Rehabilitation issues / Lisa S. Krivickas -- Physical therapy / Vanina Dal Bello-Haas and Jacqueline Montes -- Occupational therapy / Patricia Casey -- Wheelchair selection / Ronit Sukenick and John T. Calcavecchia -- Managing communication and swallowing difficulties / Lisa Adams, Marta Kazandjian and Winston T. Cheng -- Nutrition intervention / Kate E. Dalton -- Respiratory management / Robert C. Basner -- Life support : realities and dilemmas / Mark B. Bromberg and Estelle S. Harris -- Alternative therapies for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Richard S. Bedlack ... [et al.] -- Clinical therapeutic trials / Theodore L. Munsat -- Clinical trials in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Petra Kaufmann -- The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis patient care database / Robert G. Miller ... [et al.] -- Living with the reality of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis -- Sharing the experience of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis : existent and virtual support groups / Marlene A. Ciechoski -- Meditation and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Gian Domenico Borasio -- Family caregivers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Judith Godwin Rabkin and Steven M. Albert -- Financial realities / Linda I. Boynton De Sepulveda and Michael C. Graves -- Home care agencies / Dallas A. Forshew and Bob Osborne -- Managing advanced disease and end-of-life issues -- Palliative care and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis : an example of the management of advanced disease / Bushra Malik and Mark J. Stillman -- Hospice care / Barbara Ellen Thompson, N. Michael Murphy and Mary Eleanor Toms -- Mourning / N. Michael Murphy -- Where you can turn to for help -- The role of the Muscular Dystrophy Association in ALS research and services / Margaret Wahl -- The ALS Association : a national voluntary organization / Sharon Matland, Lucie Bruijn and Steve Gibson -- Resources for patients and their families / Gabriela Harrington-Moroney, Olena Jennings, and Ronit Sukenick.
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