Publisher's Synopsis
This new topical textbook focuses on the most frequent catastrophic neurological head and spine injuries as well as less life threatening disorders. Aimed at the neurological and sports medicine team, this book covers, in-depth, prevention and accurate diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.
Readers will find this volume includes a sport-specific section, which covers sports that have the greatest risk of neurologic head and spine injury, i.e. boxing, equestrian sports, football, ice hockey, martial arts motor sports, mountaineering, rugby, skiing and soccer.
Not only for neurologists, this book will be suitable for neurosurgeons, orthopaedic surgeons, sports medicine consultants and primary care providers.
