Abstract
There are many opportunities for the prevention or reversal of disease,
but health care systems worldwide are dominated by people
with chronic diseases and conditions that in general have not been
prevented and cannot be reversed. In the United States, patients
with chronic conditions account for nearly 80% of health care costs.
In the United Kingdom, neurological damage accounts for 40% of
people who are severely disabled and require daily help, and for
most of those with complex disabilities resulting from a combination
of physical, cognitive and behavioural problems. Any health
care system is thus confronted on a daily basis with a demand to
meet this need from finite resources. This chapter addresses the
nature of disability, how it can best be ameliorated, which training
techniques and medical treatments are most effective, particularly
after single incident brain injury, and the organisational structures
required for their optimal delivery
but health care systems worldwide are dominated by people
with chronic diseases and conditions that in general have not been
prevented and cannot be reversed. In the United States, patients
with chronic conditions account for nearly 80% of health care costs.
In the United Kingdom, neurological damage accounts for 40% of
people who are severely disabled and require daily help, and for
most of those with complex disabilities resulting from a combination
of physical, cognitive and behavioural problems. Any health
care system is thus confronted on a daily basis with a demand to
meet this need from finite resources. This chapter addresses the
nature of disability, how it can best be ameliorated, which training
techniques and medical treatments are most effective, particularly
after single incident brain injury, and the organisational structures
required for their optimal delivery
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Neurology: A Queen Square Textbook |
| Editors | Charles Clarke, Robin Howard, Martin Rossor, Simon Shorvon |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
| Pages | 699-728 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Edition | 2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118486160 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781118486177 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 8 Aug 2016 |