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Surgery of Peripheral Nerves
A Case-based Approach
Eric L. Zager , Rajiv Midha
editore: Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
pagine: 288
A case-based guide to diagnosing and treating peripheral nerve disorders Surgery of Peripheral Nerves: A Case-Based Approach is a concise, single-volume reference for managing the entire spectrum of peripheral nerve pathologies, from brachial plexus injuries to lower extremity nerve entrapments. It features 57 cases that are grouped in sections by anatomic location of the problem to aid rapid reference to topics of interest, with one additional section that addresses the management of nerve tumors, painful nerve conditions, and other injuries and syndromes. Each chapter provides concise descriptions of case presentation, diagnosis, anatomy, characteristic clinicalpresentation, differential diagnosis, diagnostic tests, management options, and surgical treatment.
Highlights: * Case-based format thoroughly prepares the reader for managing various problems in the clinical setting * Diagnostic guidelines and management strategies from leading experts in the field of peripheral nerve surgery enable clinicians to confidently handle each stage of patient care * Pearls and Pitfalls at the end of each chapter highlight critical aspects of treatment and are ideal for at-a-glance review prior to surgery * More than 150 illustrations demonstrate key concepts * Suggested readings with brief summaries provide valuable reviews of the literature This problem-oriented textbook is ideal for clinicians, fellows, and residents in neurosurgery, orthopaedics, plastic surgery, and hand surgery. It also serves as an indispensable reference for specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, emergency medicine, pain management, and physical and occupational therapy.
A Clinical Guide to Antiepileptic Drugs
A. Ali Asadi-Pooya , Michael Sperling
editore: Oxford University Press Inc
pagine: 264
This concise handbook provides practical, up-to-date clinical guidance on effectively selecting, prescribing and monitoring antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). The book provides comprehensive coverage of current treatment options, and in addition to a formal discussion of the basic pharmacology of each antiepileptic drug, the text also discusses how to choose pharmacotherapies depending upon underlying medical conditions and the type of epilepsy. The advantages and disadvantages of various drug therapies are reviewed and clear guidance is given as to which drugs should be used in various medical conditions.
Principles of Drug Therapy in Neurology
Michael V. Johnston , Robert Gross
editore: Oxford University Press Inc
pagine: 592
Since the first edition of this book was published in 1992, the number of pharmacological therapies available for treating neurological disorders has grown exponentially. This new edition brings the book fully up-to-date, and features PET scans to illustrate brain action, and new chapters on practical therapeutics and clinical trials.
Neuroendoscopy of the Central Nervous System
George Jallo
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James E. Conway
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editore: Plural Publishing Inc
pagine: 140
The introduction of the endoscope for neurosurgical procedures began with great promise. It was developed to provide a magnified anatomical view of the ventricular system in a minimally invasive manner. The early endoscopes were too primitive for the majority of procedures performed today. The advent of illumination, optical systems, and modern endoscopes allow the neurosurgeon to perform these previously inoperable cases. This book introduces all aspects of the modern endoscope system, physics of optics, and all the techniques of intracranial neuroendoscopy. This is a must-have book for all levels of surgeons, residents, operating room staff, and anyone who wants to learn about endoscopy and its potential applications.
Upper Motor Neurone Syndrome and Spasticity
Clinical Management and Neurophysiology
Garth R. Johnson , Michael P. Barnes
editore: Cambridge
pagine: 264
Spasticity is a disabling problem for many adults and children with a variety of neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis, stroke, cerebral palsy and traumatic brain injury. A practical guide for clinicians involved in the management of spasticity, this book covers all aspects of upper motor neurone syndrome from basic neurophysiology and measurement techniques to practical therapy and the use of orthoses. Surgical techniques are also covered, as well as the particular problems of management of spasticity in childhood. In the second edition of this key text, all chapters have been thoroughly updated, with additional coverage of new techniques and new drugs and therapies, whilst continuing the format that has made the first edition the core text in its field. This guide will be invaluable to physicians, physiotherapists, surgeons, orthotists, clinical engineers and health professionals.
Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer's Disease
Detection and Diagnosis
Jeffrey Burns , John Morris
editore: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
pagine: 156
Written by leading authorities in the field, this book describes the cognitive changes associated with age, the earliest detectable stages of Alzheimer's, and the relationship of these conditions to MCI. The authors review the latest advances in our understanding of MCI, its prevalence, evaluation, management, and outcomes and in so doing provide practising physicians with a useful resource that assists them in identifying those MCI patients who will progress to recognised Alzheimer's Disease. Beautifully presented in full colour, Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment includes case studies and discusses future therapeutic and diagnostic strategies. It is an invaluable resource for postgraduates and professionals, for specialist physicians in neurology and psychiatric medicine, geriatric medicine and general practice.
Computational Neuroscience in Epilepsy
Ivan Soltesz , Kevin Staley
editore: Academic Press Inc
pagine: 624
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that affects millions of patients worldwide and arises from the concurrent action of multiple pathophysiological processes. The power of mathematical analysis and computational modeling is increasingly utilized in basic and clinical epilepsy research to better understand the relative importance of the multi-faceted, seizure-related changes taking place in the brain during an epileptic seizure.This groundbreaking book is designed to synthesize the current ideas and future directions of the emerging discipline of computational epilepsy research. Chapters address relevant basic questions (e.g., neuronal gain control) as well as long-standing, critically important clinical challenges (e.g., seizure prediction). The book should be of high interest to a wide range of readers, including undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty working in the fields of basic or clinical neuroscience, epilepsy research, computational modeling and bioengineering.This book covers a wide range of topics from molecular to seizure predictions and brain implants to control seizures.
Contributors to this book are top experts at the forefront of computational epilepsy research. Chapter contents are highly relevant to both basic and clinical epilepsy researchers.
Whiplash, Headache and Neck Pain
Research Based Directions for Physical Therapies
Deborah Falla
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Gwendolen Jull
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editore: Churchill Livingstone
pagine: 260
This is a textbook and practical clinical handbook for all students and practitioners concerned with evaluation, diagnosis, assessment and management of neck pain and cervical headache particularly in relation to whiplash. It is written by a group of researchers and clinicians who are leaders in the field of whiplash and related neck and head pain. It demonstrates the clinical relevance of the research to the student and busy practitioner. It suggests future directions for clinical management and future research. It is also extensively illustrated with line diagrams and photographs.
Epilepsy
Gonzalo Alarcon
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Helen Cross
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editore: Oxford University Press
pagine: 608
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, with a prevalence of 4-10/1000 and an incidence of 50-70/100,000 per year. It is often life-long, can appear at any age and includes a diverse group of neurological disorders, which present considerable challenges in diagnosis and management. Therefore, it is a condition that will frequently be seen by GPs and by a wide range of specialist physicians such as neurologists, psychiatrists, neurosurgeons, paediatricians, geriatricians as well as allied health professionals such as nurses (in particular epilepsy specialist nurses), EEG technicians, neuropsychologists and researchers with an interest in epilepsy. The diversity of epilepsy syndromes makes it difficult to achieve an adequate level of knowledge and expertise in their management. Epilepsy is a comprehensive handbook which guides the reader though all aspects of epilepsy, both practical and academic, covering all aspects of diagnosis and management of the patient with epilepsy in a clear, concise and practical fashion.
The book appeals to a wide audience by teaching a simple but highly practical method to approaching the classification and diagnosis of epilepsy, and then provides patient-centred information on pharmacological and non-pharmacological management.
The Comatose Patient
Eelco F. M. Wijdicks
editore: Oxford University Press Inc
pagine: 608
Written by a practicing critical care neurologist, this books includes a historical overview of the concepts of consciousness and unconsciousness, principles of neurologic examination of the comatose patient including instruction of a new coma scale - the 'FOUR Score', interpretation of neuroimaging and its role in daily practice and decision making, management in the emergency room and ICU and long-term supportive care and approach to communication with family members and end-of-life decisions. It also discusses landmark legal cases and ethical problems and a chapter is devoted to the public perception of coma.
Neuroscience at a Glance
Roger A. Barker , Stephen Barasi
editore: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
pagine: 152
This third edition of one of the most popular titles in the at a Glance series contains essential integrated information on anatomy, biochemistry, physiology and pharmacology to provide a review of the structure and function of the nervous system. Neuroscience at a Glance is the perfect introduction and revision aid to this notoriously difficult subject area and features: * New chapters on consciousness, memory, emotion and drug addiction, and imaging the nervous system * Highly visual presentation with full-colour illustrations and the inclusion of high-quality CT and other neurological scans * Self-assessment case studies to make revision more rewarding * A companion website at www.medicalneuroscience.com with self-assessment, case studies, a glossary, further reading and other useful information. Neuroscience at a Glance will appeal to medical students, biomedical science students and junior doctors. In addition, the text is a suitable companion for nurses and other students of allied health.
Gray's Clinical Neuroanatomy
The Anatomic Basis for Clinical Neuroscience
David G. Brock , Elliott L. Mancall
editore: Saunders
pagine: 448
"Gray's Clinical Neuroanatomy" focuses on how knowing functional neuroanatomy is essential for a solid neurologic background for patient care in neurology. Elliot Mancall, David Brock, Susan Standring and Alan Crossman present the authoritative guidance of "Gray's Anatomy" along with 100 clinical cases to highlight the relevance of anatomical knowledge in this body area and illustrate the principles of localization.
Handbook of Epilepsy
Gregory L. Holmes , Thomas R. Browne
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 288
Thoroughly updated for its Fourth Edition, this best-selling pocket reference is a practical point-of-care guide to the diagnosis and management of epilepsy. In an easy-to-use outline format, the book provides complete, clinically focused information on seizure classification, epilepsies with different ages of onset, situation-related epilepsy, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, and all available drug treatments, including dosages, side effects, and drug interactions. This edition's updated coverage of drug therapy includes current American Academy of Neurology guidelines, new drugs, newly approved indications, new information on pharmacokinetics, and results of six registries of antiepileptic drugs in pregnancy. New information on the genetics and molecular biology of several epilepsy syndromes is also included.
Ethical Issues in Neurology
James L. Bernat
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 544
Written by an eminent authority from the American Academy of Neurology's Committee on Ethics, Law, and Humanities, this book is an excellent text for all clinicians interested in ethical decision-making. The book features outstanding presentations on dying and palliative care, physician-assisted suicide and voluntary active euthanasia, medical futility, and the relationship between ethics and the law. New chapters in this edition discuss how clinicians resolve ethical dilemmas in practice and explore ethical issues in neuroscience research. Other highlights include updated material on palliative sedation, advance directives, ICU withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy, gene therapy, the very-low-birth-weight premature infant, the developmentally disabled patient, informed consent, organizational ethics, brain death controversies, and fMRI and PET studies relating to persistent vegetative state.
Weiner and Levitt's Neurology
Alexander Rae-Grant
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 352
Thoroughly updated for its Eighth Edition, this highly praised volume of the House Officer Series is a succinct, symptom-oriented pocket guide to diagnosis, treatment, and management of common neurological disorders. Each chapter opens with a clinical case study and proceeds to classification of symptoms, history, physical examination, laboratory tests, differential diagnosis, diagnosis, treatment, and management. This edition includes a new glossary of neurological terms, a new chapter on evidence-based neurology, a revised, more thorough chapter on localization of neurological disease, updated illustrations, and current references. The author reviews the latest advances in therapeutics, particularly in movement disorders, stroke, neuroimmunology, brain tumor treatment, headache pharmacology, and epilepsy.
Clinical Neurology of the Older Adult
Joseph I. Sirven
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 653
Now in its Second Edition, this text is the most up-to-date reference on the evaluation and treatment of neurologic problems in older adults. The book is organized so that clinicians can quickly look up either a patient's symptom(s) or a disease, and includes medication charts and diagnostic algorithms. Psychosocial issues such as driving and long-term care options are also addressed. This edition has more information on EMG, evoked potentials, other clinical neurophysiologic procedures, brain imaging, PET scans for dementia screening, and functional imaging in patients with cognitive changes. Updated information on new anti-parkinsonian agents and paraneoplastic syndromes is also included.
Neural Degeneration and Repair
Gene Expression Profiling, Proteomics and Systems Biology
Hans Werner Muller
editore: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
pagine: 249
With contributions from leading scientists around the world, this is the first book focussing on the analysis of nerve cell damage and repair using genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, glycomics and systems biology in order to develop novel therapeutic and diagnostic approaches for neural diseases. Following an introduction into the microarray technology in translational neuroscience, the book goes on to look at the use of '-omics' technologies to analyse molecular changes in traumatic injury, neuron degeneration and regeneration, oxidative stress response, neuropathic pain manifestation, and more. The work covers central nervous system as well as peripheral nervous system pathologies. This novel approach makes the book an indispensable companion for neurobiologists, neurologists, cell and molecular biologists, geneticists, and analytical chemists.
Mayo Clinic Medical Neurosciences
Organized by Neurologic Systems and Levels
Barbara F. Westmoreland
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Eduardo E. Benarroch
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editore: Informa Healthcare
pagine: 824
Incorporating a strong application to real clinical problems, this fifth edition of Mayo Clinic Medical Neurosciences provides one of the most contemporary and succinct teaching approaches to the current status of basic neuroscience knowledge. Highlights of the Fifth Edition: A succinct format provides readers a quicker way of learning the most important elements of medical neuroscience A focused application to clinical medicine reinforces neuroscience concepts and improves retention A strong emphasis on critical developments in neuroscience, including neurochemistry and genetics, ensures readers are up to date on essential advances Skillfully rendered full-color illustrations detail the core focus of anatomy and systems throughout the text Setting a standard for excellence in introductory medical neuroscience education, the book presents use unique skillbuilding methods that facilitate learning through problem solving, while keeping readers engaged and focused.
The Stroke Clinician's Pocket Guide
A Practical Guide to the Care of Stroke Patients
N. Venketasubramanian Ramani , Robert Gan
editore: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
pagine: 200
There are numerous elaborate and comprehensive textbooks and guidelines on stroke. However, busy clinicians are constantly bombarded with new knowledge for an infinite number of medical conditions. It becomes a challenge for them to tease out the important information that will help guide them through the care of the patient they have right before them. This handbook is thus conceptualized with both the busy clinician and the stroke patient needing urgent treatment in mind. By providing only essential information in a standard and user-friendly layout, it assists clinicians in making real-time decisions quickly and effectively with actual step-by-step guides on specific issues relevant to the care of stroke patients.The use of this practical handbook is instinctive with the topics arranged in chronological order, simulating the actual clinical scenario from a prehospital setting, consultation in the emergency room, admission to the hospital, to secondary prevention in the clinic.
With contributions from over 30 stroke experts in Southeast Asia, this handbook is widely applicable in different medical settings and will certainly appeal to stroke specialists, general practitioners, nurses, paramedics, and medical students alike.
A ciascuno il suo cervello. Plasticità neuronale e inconscio
François Ansermet , Pierre Magistretti
editore: Bollati Boringhieri
pagine: 176
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