Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction – Pain in Children
Donald E Greydanus, Dilip R Patel, Colleen Dodich, Hatim A Omar and Joav Merrick
Section one: Nausea, Lead and Cancer
Chapter 1. The Combination of NK1 Receptor Antagonist, Palonosetron, and Dexamethasone Compared to Palonosetron and/or Dexamethasone for the Prophylaxis of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Ronald Chow, Marko Popovic, Leonard Chiu, Wayne Fu, Stephanie Cheon, Henry Lam, Milica Milakovic, Mark Pasetka, Sherlyn Vuong, Edward Chow and Carlo DeAngelis
Chapter 2. From Nicander of Colophon, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Vincent Van Gogh, and Now the Children of Flint, Michigan, United States: the Long, Lethal Legacy of Lead Neurotoxicity Tragically Lingers
Donald E Greydanus and Joav Merrick
Chapter 3. Effect of Metformin on Body Mass Index in Adolescent Females with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Alissa Briggs, Mandakini Sadhir, Maya Todd and Hatim Omar
Chapter 4. Pharmacological Management of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Assessment
Melissa L Mehalick, Sterling McPherson, Karen B Schmaling, Arthur W Blume and Renee E Magnan
Chapter 5. Shock Wave versus Phonophoresis on Mechanical Neck Dysfunction
Mohamed SM Mohamed and Tarek AEA Ammar
Chapter 6. Progression of Benign to Malignant Cartilage Tumor of the Femur: A Case Report
Anthony Furfari, Marko Popovic, Breanne Lechner, Xixi Wu, Albert Yee, Edward Chow and Xiaojing Zhang
Chapter 7. Using External Beam Radiation Treatment as an Adjunct in Radium-223 Treatment
Vithusha Ganesh, Arnav Agarwal, Sherlyn Vuong, Tasneem Barakat, Michael Borean and Edward Chow
Chapter 8. Differential Response to External Beam Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Painful Bone Metastases
Michael Borean, Arnav Agarwal, Elizabeth David, Linda Probyn, Vithusha Ganesh, Sherlyn Vuong, Rachel McDonald, Elizabeth Barnes, Angela Turner, Tasneem Barakat, Sydney Caskenette, Leigha Rowbottom, Stephanie Chan and Edward Chow
Chapter 9. The Importance of Biopsies in Distinguishing Lung Adenocarcinoma from Remote Breast Cancer: A Case Report
Stephanie Chan, Leigha Rowbottom, Rachel McDonald, Arnav Agarwal and Edward Chow
Section Two: Pain in Childhood and Adolescence
Chapter 10. Juvenile Fibromyalgia
Dilip R Patel
Chapter 11. Neuropathic Pain Pediatrics: An Introductory Overview
Silpa Nadella and Dilip R. Patel
Chapter 12. Adolescent Pelvic Pain: Diagnostic and Management Strategies to Optimize Reproductive Health
Leslie Ayensu Appiah, Sorna Kamara and Ashleigh Long
Chapter 13. Thoracolumbar Back Pain in Adolescents
Dilip R Patel, Sonia Joychan and Meveshni Govender
Chapter 14. Headache in Children and Adolescents
Stephanie Stockburger
Chapter 15. Perspectives in Pediatric Pain: Chronic Abdominal Pain
Orhan Atay
Chapter 16. Rheumatologic Pain in Adolescents
Dilip R Patel and Mary D Moore
Chapter 17. Pain in Dermatological Disorders
Ruqiya Shama Tareen and Kinza Tareen
Chapter 18. Dermatological Side Effects to Certain Vaccines
Fatima N Mirza, Andrey Leonov and Donald E Greydanus
Chapter 19. Psychosomatic Pain in Children and Adolescents
Sonia Joychan, Rasha Kazi and Dilip R Patel
Chapter 20. Phantom Limb Pain
Stephanie Stockburger, Mandakini Sadhir and Hatim A Omar
Chapter 21. Oncologic Pain in Pediatrics
Santosh S Hanmod and Renuka Gera
Chapter 22. Dental Pain Management in Patients with Intellectual Disabilities
Kristin Compton, Camila DiGiorgio and Haley Burson
Chapter 23. Pain in People with Intellectual and Developmental Disability: Focus on Children
Meir Lotan, Cochavit Elefant and Joav Merrick
Section Three: Virtual Reality
Chapter 24. Arm Prosthesis Simulation on a Virtual Reality L-Shaped Workbench Display System Using a Brain Computer Interface
Gernot JP Heisenberg, Yashar A Rezaei, Timo Rothdeutsch and Wolfgang Heiden
Chapter 25. Case Study Series Using Brain-Training Games to Treat Attention and Memory Following Brain Injury
Bonnie B Connor and Cindy A Shaw
Chapter 26. Virtual Reality-Augmented Rehabilitation for Patients in Sub-Acute Phase Post-Stroke: A Feasibility Study
Gerard Fluet, Alma Merians, Jigna Patel, Anita Van Wingerden, Qinyin Qiu, Matthew Yarossi, Eugene Tunik, Sergei Adamovich and Supriya Massood
Chapter 27. Cognitive Stimulation through Mhealth-Based Program for Patients with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Study
Pedro Gamito, Jorge Oliveira, Paulo Lopes, Rodrigo Brito, Diogo Morais, Sara Rebelo, Diana Silva, Cristiana Caçôete and Alberto Deus
Chapter 28. Intensive Language-Action Therapy in Virtual Reality for a Rehabilitation Gaming System
Klaudia Grechuta, Belen Rubio, Armin Duff, Esther Duarte Oller, Friedemann Pulvermüller and Paul Verschure
Chapter 29. A Serious Gaming Alternative to Pen-And-Paper Cognitive Scoring: a Pilot Study of Brightscreener™
Gregory House, Grigore Burdea, Kevin Polistico, Joel Ross and Mark Leibick
Chapter 30. Computerised Help Information and Interaction Project for People with Memory Loss and Mild Dementia
Sumair Jawaid and Rachel J McCrindle
Chapter 31. A Comparison of Upper Limb Movement Profiles When Reaching to Virtual and Real Targets Using the Oculus Rift: Implications for Virtual-Reality Enhanced Stroke Rehabilitation
Mitchell A Just, David Stirling, Montserrat Ros, Fazel Naghdy and Paul J Stapley
Chapter 32. Spatial Working Memory Performance in a Real Museum Environment versus Computer Simulation: A Comparison between Healthy Elderly and Young Adults
Maria Korman, Rachel Kizony, Michal Hochhauser, Tsvi Kuflik, Alan J Wecker and Patrice L Weiss
Chapter 33. Subjective Perceptions When Using Motion Tracking Systems: A Comparison among Healthy Subjects, Individuals Post-Stroke, and Therapists
Roberto Lloréns, Valery Naranjo, Enrique Noé, Elena Parra, Adrián Borrego and Mariano Alcañiz
Chapter 34. Assessment of Convalescent Brain-Damaged Patients Using a Virtual Shopping Test with Different Task Difficulties
Sayaka Okahashi, Hokuto Mizumoto, Akiko Komae, Katsuhiro Ueno, Masato Yokoyama, Akinori Nagano, Keiko Seki, Toshiko Futaki and Zhiwei Luo
Chapter 35. Detection and Computational Analysis of Psychological Signals Using a Virtual Human Interviewing Agent
Albert Rizzo, Stefan Scherer, David DeVault, Jonathan Gratch, Ronald Artstein, Arno Hartholt, Gale Lucas, Stacey Marsella, Fabrizio Morbini, Angela Nazarian, Giota Stratou, David Traum, Rachel Wood, Jill Boberg and Louis-Philippe Morency
Chapter 36. Evaluating the Microsoft Kinect for Use in Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Following Stroke as a Commercial Off-The-Shelf Gaming System
Luke Shires, David J Brown, James Lewis, Nasser Sherkat and Penny J Standen
Chapter 37. Usability Assessment of Natural User Interfaces during Serious Games: Adjustments for Dementia Intervention
Vanessa Vallejo, Ioannis Tarnanas, Takehiko Yamaguchi, Takahiro Tsukagoshi, Ryosuke Yasuda, René Müri, Urs P Mosimann and Tobias Nef
Section Four: Cannabis and Marijuana
Chapter 38. Cannabis or Marijuana: A Review
Donald E Greydanus and Joav Merrick
Chapter 39. Pharmacology of Cannabis
Mandakini Sadhir
Chapter 40. Forms of Administration of Cannabis and Their Efficacy
Stephanie Stockburger
Chapter 41. History of Medical Cannabis
Andrew Hand, Alexia Blake, Paul Kerrigan, Phineas Samuel and Jeremy Friedberg
Chapter 42. Cannabis and Pain: A Review
Jonathan K Hwang and Hance Clarke
Chapter 43. Medical Cannabis for Pain in Adolescence
Barry Knishkowy
Chapter 44. The Adverse Effects of Cannabis Use in Adolescents
Amy L Burnett
Chapter 45. Cannabis Use: What Is the School’s Role?
Venus Wong and Alissa Briggs
Chapter 46. Medical Marijuana as a Therapeutic Option for Cancer Anorexia and Cachexia: A Scoping Review of Current Evidence
Meiko Peng, Minhaz Khaiser, Soha Ahrari, Mark Pasetka and Carlo DeAngelis
Chapter 47. Medical Cannabis Dosing Strategies in Pain-Related Conditions: A Scoping Review of Current Literature
Minhaz Khaiser, Meiko Peng, Soha Ahrari, Mark Pasetka and Carlo DeAngelis
Chapter 48. Medical Cannabis: The Pain Physician’s Perspective
Ainsley M Sutherland, Judith Nicholls and Hance Clarke
Chapter 49. Medical Cannabis: Identifying Ethical and Policy Implications for Healthcare Organizations in Canada
Sally Bean and Maxwell J Smith
Chapter 50. The Pharmacological Properties of Cannabis
Istok Nahtigal, Alexia Blake, Andrew Hand, Angelique Florentinus-Mefailoski, Haleh Hashemi and Jeremy Friedberg
Chapter 51. Plants as Medical Tools
Haleh Hashemi, Andrew Hand, Angelique Florentinus-Mefailoski, Paul Kerrigan, Phineas Samuel and Jeremy Friedberg
Chapter 52. Medical Cannabis Use in an Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic: A Retrospective Chart Review
Noah Spencer, Erynn Shaw and Marissa Slaven
Chapter 53. Medical Cannabis: Four Patient Perspectives
Jeremy Friedberg
Chapter 54. Medical Marijuana: A Canadian Perspective
Blair Henry, Rachel McDonald, Stephanie Chan, Edward Chow and Leigha Rowbottom
Chapter 55. Finding Comfort beyond Your Comfort Zone: Defining Medical Cannabis’ Place in Palliative Care
Noah Spencer, Erynn Shaw and Marissa Slaven
Chapter 56. Optimizing the Safety of Medical Cannabis
Bonnie Cheung and Hance Clarke
Chapter 57. Is There a Role for Medical Cannabis in the Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting? A Commentary
Jordan Stinson and Carlo DeAngelis
Section Five: Acknowledgements
Chapter 58.
About the Editor
Chapter 59.
About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Section Five: Index
Index
