Cerebral Palsy: Reference Resources

Provides an overview of symptoms, causes and effects, treatments, cures and medical advances for cerebral palsy.

Dr. Miller's valuable resource helps members of the medical team navigate the complexity of cerebral palsy care by explaining unfamiliar treatments that fall outside of their own disciplines. Readers also benefit from a review of current practices in their own fields. Includes recommended treatment algorithms and is designed to help improve decision making. Written in a very conversational style and illustrated with lots of color the volume provides rehabilitational (part 1) and surgical aspects (part 2). Accomplished by a CD-ROM which provides lots of case studies - including walking analysis. The most comprehensive title on this topic written by a leading expert.

The authors offer advice to parents and families of children with cerebral palsy. Organised in three parts, they describe specific patterns of involvement, explain the medical and psychosocial implications of these conditions, and tell parents how to be effective advocates for their child.

Fundamental to the successful treatment of children with cerebral palsy is the cooperation of parents in home handling. This resource provides important care instructions for therapists, parents, nurses and carers.

Treatment of Cerebral Palsy and Motor Delay is a highly practical, easy-to-read resource for all pediatric practitioners and students working with the developmental abilities and difficulties of children, providing a thorough overview of cerebral palsy and its treatment.