Spinal Cord Medicine: Priniciples and Practice

Spinal cord medicine (SCM) is a term, which intelligently describes the art and science of diagnosing as well as treating spinal cord injury (SCI) and spinal cord disorders.The choice of the author for this title is in itself advancement in the field of studying spinal problems.In this book an accumulation of 130 outstanding and distinguished authors gathered to give the juice of their experience in this field.The book is divided into 10 sections containing 74 chapters.Each section represents a complete reference for the topics addressed.The sequence of events starts with the history of SCM from the era of ancient Egypt until now.The historical review is followed by a well-documented account on anatomy, physiology, imaging and epidemiology of SCM.The organization of the sections and chapters were carried out in a highly scientific fashion.Acute injuries and their management were addressed first.The complication of SCI were explained, the plan for their management were set forward.The care of SCI patients had a good share of the book.Rehabilitation was discussed in the 7th section of the book and it was divided into 9 chapters.The extensive elaboration on this topic is a credit to the book, which eliminates the need to look for these topics in separate specialized books on Rehabilitation.The book keeps amazing you as you go on reading and when you reach section 10, where it addresses the psychosocial issues of SCI and SCD, this was fully explained.A well organized and scientifically presented book like this is not complete without a deep look into the recent advances in the field of SCM and the ongoing research.This was addressed in section 8.