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Title Neurorehabilitation in neuro-oncology / Michelangelo Bartolo, Riccardo Soffietti, Martin Klein, editors
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (x, 254 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Introduction / Michelangelo Bartolo -- Basics of brain tumor biology for clinicians / Hans-Georg Wirsching, Michael Weller -- Classification of tumours of the central nervous system / Luca Bertero, Paola Cassoni -- Clinical concepts of brain tumors / Carlotta Chiavazza, Federica Franchino, Roberta Rud̉ -- Imaging in neuro-oncology / Giuseppe Minniti, Andrea Romano, Claudia Scaringi, Alessandro Bozzao -- Tumors of the central nervous system: therapeutic approaches / Alessia Pellerino, Riccardo Soffietti -- Side effects of therapies for brain tumours / Robin Grant -- Neurorehabilitation in neuro-oncology / Michelangelo Bartolo, Isabella Springhetti -- Assessment of neurocognitive functioning in clinical practice and for trial purposes / Martin Klein -- Cognitive rehabilitation / Chiara Zucchella -- Managing challenging behaviour in brain tumour (BT) patients / Wolfgang Grisold, Simon Grisold, Alla Guekht, Roberta Ruda -- Neuropathic pain in nervous system tumours / Augusto Tommaso Caraceni, Fabio Formaglio -- Psycho-oncology in brain tumour patients / Alice Malabaila, Riccardo Torta -- Neuro-oncology nursing / Ingela Oberg -- Improving patient functioning and well-being with neurorehabilitation / Quirien Oort, Linda Dirven, Martin J.B. Taphoorn -- Palliative care and palliative rehabilitation: approaches to the end-of-life / Andrea Pace, Veronica Villani -- Surviving a brain tumour diagnosis and living life well: the importance of patient-centred care / Kathy Oliver, Helen Bulbeck
Summary This book provides a comprehensive, practical, and timely guide to neurorehabilitation for patients affected by tumors of the central nervous system. These patients encounter various physical and psychosocial impairments, due to sensory-motor, psychological and cognitive limitations, as well as depression, anxiety and fatigue. These common tumor and treatment consequences reduce quality of life and produce long-term limitation in functioning and disability that may benefit from rehabilitative interventions. In the early stages of the disease, rehabilitation aims at restoring functioning after tumor treatment, while in the advanced stages, rehabilitation becomes an integral part of palliative care, which aims to increase patients' independence, to prevent complications and to improve quality of life. Based on an interdisciplinary approach, the book is structured in two main parts. The first is devoted to the basics of cancer and to the main clinical features of the tumors of the nervous system, as well as to the essentials of therapeutic approaches. The second part is dedicated to rehabilitation issues, providing the tools for health personnel to take in charge persons affected by neuro-oncological disease. This unique volume is a valuable resource for all health professionals (physicians, psychologists, trainees nurses specialized in neuro-oncology, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech therapists) involved in the interdisciplinary management of individuals affected by tumors of the central nervous system
Notes Online resource; title from resource home page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed January 6, 2020)
Subject Brain -- Cancer -- Patients -- Rehabilitation
Brain Neoplasms -- rehabilitation
Neurological Rehabilitation -- methods
Neurology
Nursing
Oncology
Rehabilitation
Form Electronic book
Author Bartolo, Michelangelo, editor.
Soffietti, Riccardo, editor.
Klein, Martin, editor
ISBN 3319956841
9783319956855
331995685X
9783319956848