CEREBRAL PALSY by Freeman Miller, Steven J. Bachrach, etc. ( 9780801883552 )

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Title:

CEREBRAL PALSY
A COMPLETE GUIDE FOR CAREGIVING

By:

Freeman Miller, Steven J. Bachrach, etc.

Format:

Paperback

List price:	£17.00
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ISBN 10:

0801883555

ISBN 13:

9780801883552

Publisher:

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

1 May, 2006

Edition:

second edition

Series:

A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book

Pages:

512

Description:

Also included are lists of resources and recommended reading.

Synopsis:

When a child has a health problem, parents want answers. But when a child has cerebral palsy, the answers don't come quickly. A diagnosis of this complex group of chronic conditions affecting movement and coordination is difficult to make and is typically delayed until the child is eighteen months old. Although the condition may be mild or severe, even general predictions about long-term prognosis seldom come before the child's second birthday. Written by a team of experts associated with the Cerebral Palsy Program at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, this authoritative resource provides parents and families with vital information that can help them cope with uncertainty. Thoroughly updated and revised to incorporate the latest medical advances, the second edition is a comprehensive guide to cerebral palsy. The book is organized into three parts. In the first, the authors describe specific patterns of involvement (hemiplegia, diplegia, quadriplegia), explain the medical and psychosocial implications of these conditions, and tell parents how to be effective advocates for their child. In the second part, the authors provide a wealth of practical advice about caregiving from nutrition to mobility. Part three features an extensive alphabetically arranged encyclopedia that defines and describes medical terms and diagnoses, medical and surgical procedures, and orthopedic and other assistive devices. Also included are lists of resources and recommended reading.

Illustrations:

67 Line drawings, black and white; 14 Halftones, black and white

Publication:

Imprint:

Johns Hopkins University Press

Returns:

Returnable

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