Preface

ix

Contributors

xi

Chapter 1

History and Examination   Michael A. Alexander and Gabriella E. Molnar

1

Chapter 2

Medical Care of Children with Disabilities   Susan D. Apkon and Deirdre Arnholz

13

Chapter 3

Psychological Assessment in Pediatric Rehabilitation   Jane A. Crowley and Kayla White-Waters

21

Chapter 4

Language Development in Disorders of Communication and Oral Motor Function   Lynn Driver, Rita Ayyangar and Marie Van Tubbergen

53

Chapter 5

Adaptive Sports and Recreation   Ellen S. Kaitz and Michelle Miller

79

Chapter 6

Orthotic and Assistive Devices   Elizabeth L. Koczur, Carrie E. Strine, Denise Peischl, Richard Lytton, Tariq Rahman and Michael A. Alexander

103

Chapter 7

Electrodiagnosis in Pediatrics   Craig M. McDonald

127

Chapter 8

Cerebral Palsy    Mary McMahon, David Pruitt and Jilda Vargas-Adams

165

Chapter 9

Spina Bifida   Elaine L. Pico, Pamela E. Wilson and Rochelle Haas

199

Chapter 10

Traumatic Brain Injury   Linda E. Krach, Mark E. Gormley, Jr. and Marcie Ward

231

Chapter 11

Spinal Cord Injuries   Virginia Simson Nelson and Joseph E. Hornyak

261

Chapter 12

Neuromuscular Diseases   Craig M. McDonald

277

Chapter 13

Pediatric Limb Deficiencies   Deborah Gaebler-Spira and Robert D. Lipschutz

335

Chapter 14

Orthopedics and Musculoskeletal Conditions   Kevin P. Murphy, Colleen A. Wunderlich, Elaine L. Pico, Sherilyn Whateley Driscoll, Elizabeth Moberg-Wolff, Melanie Rak and Maureen R. Nelson

361

Chapter 15

Aging With Pediatric Onset Disability and Diseases   Margaret A. Turk, Lynne Romeiser Logan and David Kanter

425

Chapter 16

The Assessment of Human Gait, Motion, and Motor Function   James J. Corolla and Dennis J. Matthews

461

Chapter 17

Psychosocial Aspects of Pediatric Rehabilitation   Lee Renee Lucas

493

Index

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