Spinal Cord Medicine

Vernon W. Lin, MD, PhD - Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio||Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA|Diana C. Cardenas, MD, MHA, Professor and Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL|Frederick S. Frost, MD, Sta! Physician, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH|Margaret C. Hammond, MD, Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA,|Laurie B. Lindblom, MD , Service Line Chief, Spinal Cord Injury/Disorders, Hampton VA Medical Center, Hampton, VA

I: Introduction and Evaluation: 1. Development, Anatomy, and Function of the Spinal Cord; 2. Spinal Cord Pathology; 3. Imaging of the Spinal Cord; 4. Epidemiology of Spinal Cord Injury; 5. Neurological Assessment of Spinal Cord Dysfunction; 6. The Electrodiagnostic Examination in Spinal Cord Disorders; 7. Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of the Spinal Tracts; 8. Functional Assessment in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation; 9. Outcomes Following Spinal Cord Injury; II: Acute Spinal Cord Injury Management and Surgical Considerations: 10. Prehospital Management of Spinal Cord Injured Patients; 11. Management of Trauma Patients with Complex Injuries; 12. Neuro-Critical Care Management of the Patient with an Acute Spinal Cord Injury; 13. Factors Affecting Surgical Decision Making; 14. Cervical Injuries: Indications and Options for Surgery; 15. Thoracolumbar Fractures; III: Medical Management: 16. Respiratory Dysfunction in Spinal Cord Disorders; 17. Sleep Disorders in Spinal Cord Injury; 18. Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Spinal Cord Disorders; 19. Thromboembolism in Spinal Cord Disorders; 20. Infection and Spinal Cord Injury; 21. The Immune System and Inflammatory Response in Persons with SCI; 22. Endocrine and Metabolic Consequences of Spinal Cord Injuries; 23. Primary Care for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury; 24. The Role of Pharmacokinetics in Optimizing Drug Therapy in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury; 25. Nutrition in Spinal Cord Injury; 26. Spinal Cord Injury and Aging ; IV: Management of the Bladder, Bowel, Sexual Dysfunction, and Women's health: 27. Normal and Abnormal Micturition: 28. Renal Insufficiency in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury; 29. Urologic Management in Spinal Cord Injury; 30. Urolithiasis in Spinal Cord Disorders; 31. The Gastrointestinal System After Spinal Cord Injury: Assessment and Intervention; 32. Sexual Dysfunction and Infertility in Men with Spinal Cord Injury; 33. Sexual Dysfunction in Women with Spinal Cord Injury; 34. Women's Health Issues; V: Neurologic Aspects of Spinal Cord Care: 35. Acute Nontraumatic Myelopathies; 36. Chronic Nontraumatic Myelopathies; 37. Multiple Sclerosis; 38. Pain Management in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury; 39. New Advances in the Surgical Treatment of Non-Traumatic Myelopathies; 40. Spasticity: Pathophysiology, Assessment, and Management; 41. Autonomic Dysfunction in Spinal Cord Disease; 42. Syringomyelia; 43. Surgical Treatment of Posttraumatic Tethered and Cystic Spinal Cords; 44. Dual Diagnosis: Spinal Cord Injury and Brain Injury; 45. Spinal Cord Disorders in Children and Adolescents; VI: Musculoskeletal Care: 46. Musculoskeletal Pain and Overuse Injuries; 47. Extremity Fractures in Spinal Cord Injury; 48. Functional Restoration of the Upper Extremity in Tetraplegia; 49. Medical Management of Pressure Ulcers; 50. The Surgical Management of Pressure Ulcers; 51. Heterotopic Ossification; 52. Scoliosis and Spinal Deformities: Avoiding and Managing Neurologic Deficits; 53. The Spondyloarthropathies; 54. Surgical Management of Spondyloarthropathies in the Spinal Cord Injury Patient; VII: Rehabilitation: 55. Wheelchairs and Seating for People with Spinal Cord Injuries; 56. Spinal Orthoses; 57. Upper Limb Orthoses; 58. Lower Limb Othoses and Rehabilitation; 59. Activities of Daily Living; 60. Recreation and Leisure Skills for People with Spinal Cord Disorders; 61. Vocational Rehabilitation and Spinal Cord Injury; 62. Driving with a Spinal Cord Disorder; 63. Functional Electrical Stimulation; 64. Cardiovascular Fitness and Exercise Prescription after Spinal Cord Injury; 65. Architectural Considerations for Improving Access; VIII: Recent Advances in Spinal Cord Research: 66. Mechanisms and Natural History of Spinal Cord Injury: Morphological, Cellular, and Molecular Features; 67. Acute Treatment Strategies for Spinal Cord Injury: Pharmacological Interventions, Hypothermia, and Surgical Decompression; 68. Traversing Barriers in the Spinal Cord Microenvironment that Prevent's Functional Recovery: Interventions to Prevent Cell Death and Promote Neuroplasticity and Regeneration; 69. Reconstructing the Microenvironment of the Injured Spinal Cord:Cell Transplantation and Bridge Building to Enhance Functional Recovery; 70. A Review of Clinical Trials and Future Directions for Clinical Studies in Acute Spinal Cord Injury; 71. Considerations for the Translation of Pre-Clinical Discoveries and Valid Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Trials; 72. Retraining the Human Spinal Cord: Exercise Interventions to Enhance Recovery after a Spinal Cord Injury; 73. Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation to Facilitate Functional Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury: Combinations of Therapies for Synergistic Outcomes; 74. Functional Magnetic Stimulation; 75. Restoration of Ventilation and Cough with Functional Electrical Stimulation: Patient Evaluation and Comparison of Currently Available Systems; IX: Special Topics in Spinal Cord Medicine: 76. History of Spinal Cord Medicine; 77. Psychological Factors in Spinal Cord Injury; 78. Social Issues in Spinal Cord Injury; 79. Caring for Spinal Cord Injury with Complementary and Alternative Medicine; 80. The Financial Impact of Spinal Cord Dysfunction; 81. The Prevention of Spinal Cord Injury; 82. Model Spinal Cord Injury Systems of Care; 83. VA Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders System of Care; 84. International Perspectives on Spinal Cord Injury Care; 85. Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines; 86. Subspecialty Certification in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine; The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities; 88. Health Industry and Product Information; Index