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Rehabilitation of Patients with Primary Intradural Tumors of the Spinal Cord

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This chapter will approach rehabilitation of patients with spinal tumors from the perspective of the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Function. Tumor pathology guides clinicians in prognostication. Impairments involve virtually every organ system in the body, and the rehab physician must manage and ameliorate these to enhance outcomes of the rehab program, and minimize secondary complications. The rehabilitation program must establish achievable and measurable goals for mobility and activities of daily living. Ultimately, the aim of any rehabilitation program is to enhance patient participation in society, and enable the individual to achieve their goals of maximizing their independence in home life, vocational and recreational activities.

Keywords

  • Spinal cord injury
  • Motor deficits
  • Sensory deficits
  • Spasticity pain
  • Neurogenic bowel
  • Neurogenic bladder
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • Skin integrity
  • Psychosocial impact

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Cabahug, P., Azola, A., Samuel Mayer, R. (2019). Rehabilitation of Patients with Primary Intradural Tumors of the Spinal Cord. In: Arnautović, K.I., Gokaslan, Z.L. (eds) Spinal Cord Tumors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99438-3_26

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