Neurology and clinical neurophysiology Books
Nova Science Publishers Inc Dyslexia: Perspectives, Challenges & Treatment
Book SynopsisDyslexia is a reading disability in which speed and accuracy in word decoding is impaired. It is usually accompanied by spelling and/or arithmetic difficulties. This book discusses the perspectives, challenges and treatment options available for dyslexia. Chapter One reviews dyslexia from its definition and neurobiological basis to the neurophysiology and central auditory processes. Chapter Two examines how dyslexia affects perception of academic performance in elementary school pupils and how it affects their sociometric position in the classroom. Chapter Three reviews dyslexia from an educological perspective. Chapter Four investigates the views of parents of pupils with dyslexia concerning their collaboration with teachers. Chapter Five describes and compares the response of parents and teachers of Brazilian and Italian Dyslexics students about learning skills. Chapter Six outlines the key findings from the Dyslexia and Multilingualism project (Mortimore et al, 2012) focusing on the challenges and lessons learnt from a research project on a literacy intervention for vulnerable learners with English as an additional language in English primary schools. It also focuses on issues relating to screening processes and assessments used for identifying SpLD/dyslexia within complex multilingual schools. Chapter Seven investigates whether Brazilian students with developmental dyslexia could be classified according with subtypes. Chapter Eight discusses new assessment trends and challenges for the future of dyslexia. Chapter Nine examines complexities and challenges of selecting participants for dyslexia studies. Chapter Ten discusses the use of childrens literature as a resource tool to help such children address their psychosocial-emotional needs. Chapter Eleven discusses diagnostic interventions by operationalising the definition of dyslexia. Chapter Twelve describes the development of the neuropsychological rehabilitation program in executive functions for students with dyslexia. Chapter Thirteen examines the integration of proprioceptive signals, postural control and dyslexia. Chapter Fourteen provides a few remarks on magnocellular responses and brief stimuli. The final chapter provides a synthesis of research concerning the socio-emotional dimension of Dyslexia in adulthood.
£148.79
Nova Science Publishers Inc Secondary Insults After ICH: From Mechanisms to
Book SynopsisThis book mainly describes the clinical signs and biomarkers of the secondary insults following ICH. The recommendations for prevention and treatments of the targeted biomarkers and available clinical approaches are provided. This book is for professional experts and students of neurology and neurosurgery. Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is an often fatal type of stroke. If the patient survives the ictus, the resulting hematoma within brain parenchyma triggers a series of adverse events causing secondary insults and severe neurological deficits. The secondary insults after ICH mainly result from hematoma component toxicity and hematoma expansion. So, treatment with blood toxicity, prevention from hematoma expansion and the timely removal of hematoma are essential to reduce deleterious pathological processes and improve clinical outcomes in patients suffering from ICH. This work is divided into three chapters. In Chapter One, the mechanisms of secondary brain insults after ICH are discussed and key aspects associated with the oxidative stress and inflammation resulted from hematoma toxicity are outlined. Afterwards, the corresponding interventions are introduced. In Chapter Two, available information of hematoma expansion from clinical signs to molecular mechanisms are provided, and potential intervention strategies are discussed. Accumulating evidence suggests that multiple clinical markers such as coagulation/hemostasis dysfunction, higher blood pressure and BRAIN scores, higher serum glucose and/or glycosylated hemoglobin A1c, serum creatinine, Factor XIII and international normalized ratio (INR), lower serum cholesterol or LDL cholesterol, and fibrinogen may correlate with incidents of hematoma expansion. Furthermore, activation of several molecular pathways (i.e. plasma kallikrein, von Willebrand factor, N-methyl-D-aspartate and its receptor, cytokines/ adipokines, cellular fibronectin and apolipoprotein Eε2 allele) may lead to hematoma expansion. In Chapter Three, the endogenous hematoma scavenging system and potential intervention strategies to facilitate hematoma resolution are discussed. Endogenous garbage cleaning systems (also known as scavenger receptors) play important roles in the regulation of hematoma resolution in ICH. The authors try to illustrate how the endogenous garbage-cleaning system or scavenger receptors system in the brain work together to remove blood from the brain and reduce secondary brain insults, and presents potential clinically relevant molecular targets that could be harnessed to speed up this process via the endogenous phagocytosis. Meanwhile, guidelines of recommendations for clinical management of ICH are provided.
£92.79
John Murray Press Dr Dawns Guide to Brain Health
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£7.59
Granville Island Publishing After Brain Injury -- Tools for Living: A
Book SynopsisThe trauma of brain injury affects many people besides the injured one, and this book offers hope to all of them. A guide to psychological recovery after the loss and upheaval that follow such an event, this book is full of new ideas and experience -- something many survivors and their caregivers have run out of. In clear language and with easy-to-follow exercises, the authors lead the reader through the four stages of psychological recovery: becoming more self-aware, recovering emotionally, thinking in new ways, and changing behaviour.
£55.99
TFM Publishing Ltd Epilepsy Simplified
Book SynopsisSimplicity is an under-rated virtue; where information is vital, it should be possible to put it across in a way that is easy to understand and remember. Epilepsy is a common condition which has been recognised since the beginning of history, and as the opportunities for diagnosis and effective treatment have increased, it becomes more important that health professionals have a working knowledge of how epilepsy interacts with their own area of expertise. The interactions between all aspects of medicine and epilepsy should motivate all to do their best to learn about management of all stages the disease, from first seizure through to status epilepticus. This is recognition that providing a diagnosis of epilepsy has more than medical implications, and in fact it is safe to say that there are few aspects of modern life that will remain untouched by such a diagnosis and consequent treatment. At some point, discussions will be required around the issues of fertility, job prospects, driving issues, family safety, childcare, travel, life insurance, diet, and sports participation. This book, has been produced by Dr Becky O'Dwyer and Dr John Paul Leach, recognised experts in epilepsy from opposite sides of the Atlantic. They have tried to make the key concepts of epilepsy's cause, prognosis and treatment accessible to all in this compact format, providing information for clinicians and permitting informed choice for patients and their families.Table of ContentsIntroduction; What is epilepsy? -- Definition: seizure and epilepsy; Incidence of epilepsy; Aetiology and pathophysiology of the epilepsies; Differential diagnosis of epilepsy; Classification of epilepsies; Seizure types. Diagnosis of epilepsy -- Eye witness history; EEG - role in classification; Imaging. Treatment of epilepsy -- History; Individual AEDs - use and abuse; What to do when things are not going well; Surgical treatment of epilepsy; When to stop drug treatment; Status epilepticus. Specific situations -- Epilepsy in children; Elderly patients with epilepsy; Women with epilepsy - OCP, pregnancy; Single seizure; Patients with learning difficulties; Non-epileptic attacks (pseudoseizures) - diagnosis, management, and prognosis. Common questions -- Prognosis; SUDEP; Driving; Occupation; Sports; Pregnancy; Others.
£27.00
TFM Publishing Ltd Evidence-based Management of Stroke
Book SynopsisOver five million people die from stroke each year. Stroke is also the leading cause of adult disability, affecting over 20 million people world-wide, with two-thirds of stroke victims left permanently disabled. We now know that speed of intervention is critical and patient outcomes are determined by a very narrow therapeutic window, during which physicians need to be able to make their choice of treatment rapidly, based on the best evidence available. The purpose of this book is to review that evidence, for both medical and surgical therapies as well as preventative strategies, drawing on the expertise of leading international authorities to distinguish the issues for which there is a consensus on best practice from those for which the evidence remains inconclusive. For example, for patients with acute ischemic stroke the first choice is intravenous thrombolytic therapy, but does a treatment window of 0-3 hours deliver outcomes significantly better than one of 3-4.5 hours? Arterial hypertension is the single most important modifiable risk factor for ischemic stroke, but what are the effects of blood pressure reduction among acute stroke patients? How effective is blood pressure lowering in primary intracerebral hemorrhage? What are the arguments in favour of continuation versus temporary discontinuation of anti-hypertensive therapy immediately after acute ischemic stroke? Endovascular procedures (carotid angioplasty/stenting) are increasingly important but what do the data tell us about their safety? Or durability? How do they compare with carotid endarterectomy? The management of unruptured intracranial aneurysms is rife with controversies; clip, coil, wait and watch? The authors examine the evidence for and against. Other sections examine the impact of various risk factors, and special populations. A section on stroke after cardiovascular surgeries reviews the incidence and management of stroke following a whole range of procedures including coronary artery bypass grafting, valve replacement surgery, congenital heart disease treatment, aortic surgery, cardiac transplantation and post-carotid endarterectomy. Another examines special risks during pregnancy. Lastly, the book reviews our understanding of childhood stroke -- perinatal, infants and older children, adolescents and young adults - and presents current best practice recommendations for this most challenging group of patients.Table of ContentsForeword; Thrombolysis in ischemic stroke; Management of stroke risk factors; Antithrombotic therapies in stroke prevention; Anticoagulant therapy in prevention of ischemic stroke; Interventions for acute ischemic stroke; Interventions for carotid artery disease & intracranial stenosis; Surgery for acute ischemic stroke; Management of ruptured cerebral aneurysms & aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage; Management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage; Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis; Ischemic stroke in children; Stroke in pregnancy & puerperium; Oral contraceptives, hormonal therapy & stroke; The management of cerebrovascular complications in cardiac procedures; Central nervous system vascular malformations; Index.
£42.50
TFM Publishing Ltd Evidence-based Management of Epilepsy
Book SynopsisThe clinical management of patients with epilepsy and the associated medical literature are rapidly evolving. This book differs from other epilepsy textbooks by focusing specifically on topics where the available evidence is sufficiently well developed to be synthesised into straightforward summaries of proven therapies. When evidence is missing or there is doubt, controversy or ambiguity, the distinguished authors offer treatment recommendations based on practice guidelines or consensus statements that span the gaps in evidence while pointing to those areas where further research is needed. The initial chapters cover critically important aspects of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and surgical treatment such as when to start and stop AEDs, how to monitor their effectiveness, special considerations in women who become pregnant, and when to consider surgery to alleviate seizures. The following chapters cover the therapy of seizures when they develop after traumatic brain injury or stroke, and the treatment of concomitant depression and anxiety in patients with epilepsy. The final chapters discuss emerging topics in epilepsy: the treatment of the post-ictal state, technologies to predict and detect seizures, strategies for closing the treatment gap and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. The contributors are renowned experts in their fields who successfully and succinctly present state-of-the-art reviews based on the medical evidence designed to help the clinician be as best informed as possible in the care of patients with epilepsy.
£42.50
TFM Publishing Ltd Peripheral Neuropathy & Neuropathic Pain: Into
Book SynopsisPeripheral neuropathy is a common medical condition, the diagnosis of which is often protracted or delayed. It is not always easy to relate a neuropathy to a specific cause. Many people do not receive a full diagnosis, their neuropathy often being described as 'idiopathic' or 'cryptogenic'. It is said that in Europe, one of the most common causes is diabetes mellitus but there are also many other known potential causes. The difficulty of diagnosis, the limited number of treatment options, a perceived lack of knowledge of the subject -- except in specialised clinics, the number of which are limited -- all add to the difficulties which many neuropathy patients have to face. Another additional problem for many patients is that once having received a full, or even a partial diagnosis, they are then often discharged back to their primary healthcare team who, in many instances, know little about this condition and how it may impact upon their patients' lives. In order to help bridge this gap in medical knowledge and to give healthcare providers a better understanding of this often distressing condition, The Neuropathy Trust has commissioned a new book on this complex topic. Written by one of the world's leading experts on neuropathy, Professor Gérard Said, it is a 'must read' and also a handy reference book for doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, chiropodists/podiatrists and other health professionals. As well as covering the anatomy of the nervous system and the basic pathological processes that may affect the peripheral nerves, the book covers a whole range of neuropathic conditions. These include, for example, Guillain Barré syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, vasculitic neuropathies, infectious neuropathies, diabetic and other metabolic neuropathies, hereditary neuropathies and neuropathies in patients with cancer. Given the almost explosive increase in diabetes predicted over the coming years and the high incidence of HIV infections alone, not to mention all the other possible causes of peripheral neuropathy, no self respecting medical unit should be without a copy of this new book on their shelves.
£19.76
Scientific Publishing Limited Brain Laminated Poster
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£18.08
Scientific Publishing Limited Understanding Stroke Paper Poster
Book SynopsisDesigned as reference material to increase knowledge of the human body. Beautiful full-colour illustrations help enhance understanding of the body or illness. Suitable for healthcare professions, patients, students, educators and parents.
£14.59
Scientific Publishing Limited Understanding Stroke Laminated Poster
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£18.08
Scientific Publishing Understanding CNS Laminated Poster
Book SynopsisDesigned as reference material to increase knowledge of the human body. Beautiful full-colour illustrations help enhance understanding of the body or illness. Suitable for healthcare professions, patients, students, educators and parents.
£145.14
Scientific Publishing Understanding CNS Paper Poster
Book SynopsisDesigned as reference material to increase knowledge of the human body. Beautiful full-colour illustrations help enhance understanding of the body or illness. Suitable for healthcare professions, patients, students, educators and parents.
£14.59
Scientific Publishing Nervous System Paper Poster
Book SynopsisDesigned as reference material to increase knowledge of the human body. Beautiful full-colour illustrations help enhance understanding of the body or illness. Suitable for healthcare professions, patients, students, educators and parents.
£14.59
Scientific Publishing Understanding Parkinson's Laminated Poster
Book SynopsisDesigned as reference material to increase knowledge of the human body. Beautiful full-colour illustrations help enhance understanding of the body or illness. Suitable for healthcare professions, patients, students, educators and parents.
£145.14
Scientific Publishing Understanding Parkinson's Paper Poster
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£14.59
Scientific Publishing Understanding Migraines Laminated Poster
Book SynopsisDesigned as reference material to increase knowledge of the human body. Beautiful full-colour illustrations help enhance understanding of the body or illness. Suitable for healthcare professions, patients, students, educators and parents.
£145.14
Scientific Publishing Understanding Migraines Paper Poster
£14.59
Scientific Publishing Understanding Epilepsy Laminated Poster
Book SynopsisDesigned as reference material to increase knowledge of the human body. Beautiful full-colour illustrations help enhance understanding of the body or illness. Suitable for healthcare professions, patients, students, educators and parents.
£145.14
Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S. Applied Motor Learning in Physical Education &
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£29.69
John Libbey Eurotext Anxiety: Neurobiology,Clinic & Therapeutic
Book SynopsisAlthough everybody had and will experience anxiety, its intensity, frequency and characteristics may vary from what can be considered as normal to pathological. The development of benzodiazepine as anxiolytics has been a major step firstly in therapeutics and secondly in the understanding of the associated biological mechanisms. Recently, new drugs without secondary effects of benzodiazepines have been developed. The purpose of the book was to take stock of the present knowledge: clinical aspects of pathological anxiety, neurobiological mechanisms associated with stress and anxiety, molecular targets of potent anxiolytic drugs, new issues and directions.
£28.79
John Libbey Eurotext Peripheral Neurons in Nociception:
Book SynopsisThis book is a review of studies on the physiopharmacology of the peripheral fibres involved in nociception. It examines the substances that are directly or indirectly capable of modifying the activity of these fibres, paying special attention to the part played by physicochemical factors and the sympathetic nervous system. Drawing on the conclusions of eminent pharmacologists, the book not only considers fundamental aspects of the problem but also suggests approaches for research into developing new analgesic molecules. It will be of interest to researchers, pharmacologists, physiologists, physicians and the pharmaceutical industry.
£999.99
John Libbey Eurotext Trends in Child Neurology: A Festschrift for Jean
Book SynopsisJean Aicardi Days, October 1995. These scientific days were organised in tribute to Jean Aicardi, the internationally recognised neuropaediatrician. His friends and colleagues, eminent specialists from all over the world, exchanged their experiences and latest data on infantile epilepsy, with particular emphasis on aspects including migraine and epilepsy, the environmental determinants of cerebral development and cognitive disorders.
£34.19
John Libbey Eurotext Prognosis of Epilepsies
Book SynopsisThe last book on the prognosis of epilepsies was written by Rodin in 1968. For the next 35 years, many original papers or chapters in textbooks were published on this complex topic. Most of these endeavours, reflecting the clinician''s highly detailed point of view were based on selected cases with little concern for the epidemiological context or upon the epidemiologist''s population-based approach which tends to ignore important clinical details. Until quite recently, fundamental epidemiological aspects of epilepsy, as it is understood by clinicians, have not been explored, and clinicians viewed populationbased epidemiology as relatively irrelevant to their daily practice. This book is divided into two majors parts. Presentations in the first part address methodological issues regarding prognostic studies (including remission and mortality) as well as results from long-term cohort studies. The second part contains presentations on the clinical aspects and prognosis of several individual epilepsy syndromes as well as presentations about the prognosis of status epilepticus and outcome of frontal and temporal lobe surgery.
£61.19
John Libbey Eurotext Frontal Lobe Seizures & Epilepsies in Children
Book SynopsisA comprehensive international review of basic and clinical research based on the Mariani Foundation Colloquium on frontal lobe epilepsy in childhood and adolescence held at the Milan State University in October 2000. Distinguished authors discuss advances in neurogenetics, neuropsychology and imaging. This book describes clinical, electroencephalographic and neuroimaging patterns of frontal lobe epilepsy in detail and reviews advances in medical and surgical treatment. It will be useful and stimulating reading for pediatric and adult epilepsy specialists, psychiatrists, neuropsychologists and other behavioural scientists, and research workers in epileptology.
£999.99
John Libbey Eurotext EEG in Childhood Epilepsy: Initial Presentation &
Book SynopsisEEG often plays a less important role in the differential diagnosis of cerebral seizure disorders than it used to do. Imaging procedures have come to overshadow it completely in many cases. In view of the current literature on the EEG in epilepsy, this shift in diagnostic priorities may be partly justified, at least as far as adults are concerned. But on no account does this apply to childhood epilepsy. This volume provides a critical review of the pertinent literature and shows quite clearly that very little attention is paid to major topic in this field.
£79.04
John Libbey Eurotext Hereditary Leukoencephalopathies & Demyelinating
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£49.29
John Libbey Eurotext Reflex Epilepsies: Progress in Understanding
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£61.19
John Libbey Eurotext Paediatric Movement Disorders: Progress in
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£52.69
John Libbey Eurotext Cognitive Disfunction in Children with Temporal
Book SynopsisMuch has been written about the cognitive function of children with epilepsy but despite there being extensive study of the neuropsychological status of adults with intractable temporal lobe epilepsy, it has been more limited in children. Although cognitive development in children is influenced by similar factors to adults, the role of early damage, modification of cerebral organisation and interruption of the learning process are also likely to be important. Devoted to cognitive function and dysfunction in children with temporal lobe epilepsy, this book highlights those domains that demand further research and those for which immediate established techniques for a better global care can be undertaken.
£64.59
John Libbey Eurotext Autistic Spectrum Disorders
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£49.29
John Libbey Eurotext Subthalamic & Thalamic Stereotactic Recordings &
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£999.99
John Libbey Eurotext Generalized Seizures: From Clinical Phenomenology
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£999.99
John Libbey Eurotext Language: Normal & Pathological Development
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive monograph updates progress in understanding children''s language learning and its pathologies. It stresses the neurologic basis of normal language acquisition and the consequences of a variety of disorders using such tools as detailed analysis of language comprehension, production and use, as well as functional brain imaging and electrophysiology. It also underlines the import6ance of subcortical circuitry and inner speech and reviews the unfolding or regression of language of language in focal brain lesions, autism, Williams syndrome and developmental disorders of oral and written language.
£999.99
John Libbey Eurotext Epilepsy & Migraine
Book SynopsisEpilepsy and migraine are two frequent chronic neurological disorders which have complex links. Their comorbidity is well established by epidemiological data. Both are characterised by recurrent epileptic or migrainous attacks, sometimes intermingled. Their clinical symptoms may overlap. Moreover, some drug therapies can be used for both disorders. What is this so particular link? This is exactly what this book aims to show! This book reports the most recent progresses observed in all the fields covered by epilepsy and migraine. Epileptologists, who sometimes are not familiar with those fields, will find information on physiopathology, genetics and clinical classifications of migraine. Edited by famous international specialists of migraine and/or epilepsy, this book will be essential to physicians in charge of this double therapeutic approach.
£37.39
John Libbey Eurotext Progress in Epileptic Spasms & West Syndrome
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£56.94
John Libbey Eurotext From First Unprovoked Seizure to Newly Diagnosied
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John Libbey Eurotext Movement Disorders in Children: A Clinical Update
Book SynopsisBook & DVD. This book covers a wide range of disease conditions that are characterised by involuntary movements possibly associated with signs of more diffuse dysfunction of the nervous system. These include both genetically determined and acquired conditions, running a clinical course that may be progressive, static, or paroxysmal. Recent years have witnessed growing interest in the movement disorders of children. There has been an increase in our understanding of the pathogenesis of these disorders, and new perspectives for their diagnosis and treatment have emerged. This book aims to provide neurologists, paediatricians, and specialists in developmental medicine with a comprehensive update on these issues. The more recent advances on dystonias, neurotransmitter disorders, chorea and PANDAS, tics and Tourette syndrome, paroxysmal dyskinesias, psychogenetic movement disorders and other specific syndromes and diseases -- such as opsoclonus-myoclonus, rapid onset dystonia-parkinsonism, pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration and Rett syndromes -- are illustrated, and current topics on genetics, biochemistry, brain imaging, physiological investigations, quantitative assessment, and the pharmacological and surgical treatment of childhood movement disorders are covered. The book also includes rich video documentation which we trust may be a helpful and crucial contribution for all professionals involved in the field of movement disorders, where the correct semiologic definition of the different conditions is one of the most important but problematic steps in the diagnostic work-up.
£50.14
John Libbey Eurotext Benign Focal Epilepsies in Infancy, Childhood &
Book SynopsisIt is well known that the incidence of epilepsies is higher in this age period than in any other time in the life span. The frequent occurrence of seizures refractory to antiepileptic drug treatments is of great concern. On the opposite side of the spectrum, the group of benign epilepsy syndromes presented in this book is clearly more prevalent in childhood than the intractable epilepsies. Neurologists and paediatricians should be familiar with these conditions because accurate diagnosis, and its consequent good prognosis, may save much suffering to the family. Special emphasis, however, is given to the small proportion of children who, in spite of presenting a usually benign disease, show an atypical evolution which hampers their neuropsychological development. It is fundamental to be aware of the possible ill effects of some antiepileptic drugs in these cases. Finally, advancements in the recognition of new -- and not so rare -- epileptic syndromes are presented. All the subjects are supported by extensive experience of the authors based in large series of patients.
£70.54
John Libbey Eurotext Mental Retardation
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£49.29
John Libbey Eurotext Drug-Resistant Epilepsies
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£66.29
John Libbey Eurotext Perinatal Brain Damage
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£50.14
John Libbey Eurotext Neurology of the Infant
Book SynopsisRecent advances in the field of developmental neuroscience have been quite exciting, especially as they pertain to infants and children, in whom neurologic development proceeds more rapidly than at any other time of life So much has now been learned of normal neurologic development, which in tun informs the more pressing work of understanding how these normal functions become disordered by genetic, physical. or neurochemical mishaps. The information thus gained can, it is hoped, provide clinicians with the means to improve both their diagnostic and therapeutic tools and, more importantly, to use this understanding in the service of preventing or mitigating the effects of these childhood neurologic disorders. The physiologic and pathologic signs of neurologic diseases are better understood in the light of the current gains made in the fields of paediatric neurophysiology, neurochemistry, neuroimaging and genetics. This progress in knowledge can assuredly help the clinician to recognise the nature of the disorder and to plan the most appropriate and effective measures to improve the quality of the affected child''s life.
£50.14
John Libbey Eurotext Dravet Syndrome
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£28.79
John Libbey Eurotext Genetics of Epilepsy & Genetic Epilepsies
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£999.99
John Libbey Eurotext Stereotaxy Epilepsy Surgery
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£168.81
John Libbey Eurotext Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsies
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£66.29
John Libbey Eurotext Brain Lesion Localization & Developmental
Book SynopsisAdvances in the neurocognitive sciences, aided by increased imaging power, have extensively confirmed that during early development specific areas of a child''s brain are designed to process specific functions -- neurologic, cognitive, linguistic, motoric, and visuospatial, among others -- and that this processing involves globally complex interconnections with other areas distributed throughout the brain: a lesion in a given area interferes with the functioning and coherence of the stem as a whole. This volume discusses the consequences of early brain injury to many parts of the brain, including the basal ganglia, with their related disorders of aphasia, OCD, and AD/HD, as well as white matter and its associated neuro-psychological impairment of intelligence, language, and visuoperception. The corpus callosum and cerebellum are studied as they relate to learning motor sequences and language as well as communication disorders and social behaviour. This book also looks at mirror neurons as they affect the understanding of others'' intentions and the development of empathy and gestural and other forms of language. The implications of these findings are examined since they have a critical effect on the rehabilitative and educational efforts that are being designed to mitigate the effects of early brain lesions on the growing child.
£999.99
