Management of spasticity in children
Management of spasticity in children
... causes of spasticity in children are acquired brain injury and spinal cord injury. Table 12.1 shows the cause of spasticity in a consecutive sample of 341 children seen in a variety of clinics ... relaxation in the target area, providing a ‘window of opportu- nity’ for a focused programme of splinting, casting, gait training and strengthening of antagonist mus- c...
Guidance for National Tuberculosis Programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children pptx
... disease. The management
of children with TB should be in line with the Stop TB
Strategy, taking into consideration the particular epi-
demiology and clinical presentation of TB in children.
The International ... formulations and
dosing of first- and second-line TB drugs in children.
DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN
The diagnosis of TB in children relies on...
An overview of the clinical management of spasticity
... ingrowing An overview of the clinical management of spasticity 5 toenails or small pressure sores can, in turn, exacer- bate the spasticity, and a vicious circle of increased pain and increased spasticity ... block or botulinum toxin injection) An overview of the clinical management of spasticity 3 is worth undertaking simply to be sure of alleviat- ing at least the n...
Pharmacological management of spasticity
... agent in the management of spasticity in conjunction with baclofen in patients with spinal cord injury (Donovan et al., 1988). In a single-blind study of six spinal cord injury patients comparing ... restorationof the traumati- cally injured spinal cord in cats by clonidine. Science, 217: 1042–4. Nance, P. W. (1994). A comparison of clonidine, cyprohep- tadine, baclofen i...
Physiotherapy management of spasticity
... 2006). Manual restraint of the unaffected limb can be unacceptable to children, so placing the arm inside the clothing, placing objects out of reach of Physiotherapy management of spasticity 89 Figure ... Interestingly, in a recent randomized trial of adults with traumatic brain injury, Verplancke et al. (2005) showed that the addition of botulinum toxin A did not result i...
Surgical management of spasticity
... Surgical management of spasticity Patrick Mertens and Marc Sindou Introduction Spasticity is one of the commonest sequelae of neu- rological diseases. In most patients spasticity is use- ful in compensating ... lesions of the plantar skin. In 180 patients, 82% of tibial PNs resulted in sup- pression of the disabling spasticity with improve- ment of the residual...
Tài liệu Osteoarthritis The care and management of osteoarthritis in adults ppt
... adding an NSAID or COX-2 inhibitor (with a PPI) if
pain relief is ineffective or insufficient.
NICE clinical guideline 59 – Osteoarthritis 13
1.4.4 Intra-articular injections
1.4.4.1 Intra-articular ... sub-
classifications of osteoarthritis.
5 Other versions of this guideline
5.1 Full guideline
The full guideline, ‘Osteoarthritis: national clinical guideline for the care and
man...
Strategic Management of Crises in Small and Medium Businesses pot
... Medium Businesses
Allan Manning
This thesis is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the
Degree of Doctor of Business Administration
School of Management
Faculty of Business and ... reduction in the number of business
failures following a major loss.
3. Continuing improvement on model for strategic management of crises.
Allan Manning Strategic Manage...
Depression - The treatment and management of depression in adults potx
... with an increased risk of bleeding, especially
in older people or in people taking other drugs that have the
potential to damage the gastrointestinal mucosa or interfere with
clotting. In particular, ... needed,
including:
• establishing regular sleep and wake times
• avoiding excess eating, smoking or drinking alcohol before sleep
• creating a proper environment for sleep
• ta...
Update on the management of constipation in the elderly: new treatment options doc
... efforts of bearing down increases the intra-abdominal
pressure, facilitating the development of a stripping wave,
resulting in stool evacuation.
Common causes of constipation
in the elderly
In ... taken in higher doses. The mechanism of inducing
diarrhea by colchicine is unknown. It has been reported that
colchicine increases prostaglandin synthesis, intestinal secre-
tion...