Neurology and clinical neurophysiology Books

Book SynopsisOvercoming Multiple Sclerosis is an established and successful program of treatment. Once a diagnosis of MS meant inevitable decline and disability. Now thousands of people around the world are living healthy, active lives on the Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis recovery program.Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis explains the nature of MS and outlines an evidence-based 7 step program for recovery. Professor George Jelinek devised the program from an exhaustive analysis of medical research when he was first diagnosed with MS in 1999. It has been refined through major ongoing international clinical studies under Professor Jelinek's leadership, examining the lifestyles of several thousand people with MS world-wide and their health outcomes.Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis is invaluable for anyone recently diagnosed with MS, living with MS for years, or with a family member with MS. It makes an ideal resource for doctors treating people with MS.'I would have no hesitation in recommending Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis to my patients, but also to my friends and colleagues.' Professor Gavin Giovannoni, MBBCh, PhD, FCP (S.A., Neurol.) , FRCP, FRCPath, Chair of Neurology, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry'Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis combines hard scientific evidence with practical advice and compassion. It will be of benefit to nearly everybody affected by MS and I heartily recommend it.' Dr Peter Fisher FRCP , Physician to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and Director of Research, Royal London Hospital for Integrated MedicineTable of ContentsList of tables and figuresAcronyms and abbreviationsPrefaceAcknowledgementsPART I: BACKGROUND1. About MS2. Preventive medicine and chronic Western disease3. Validating the OMS Program: The STOP-MS study and the HOLISM studyPART II: THE OMS RECOVERY PROGRAM4. Step 1: Eat well5. Step 2: Get enough sun and vitamin D6. Step 3: Exercise regularly7. Step 4: Meditate and use the mind-body connection8. Step 5: Take medication if needed9. Step 6: Prevent family members from getting MS10. Step 7: Change your life, for lifeNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisThe overall incidence of meningiomas, particularly in the developed countries, is rising due to a growing size of the aging population, with people living longer and enjoying healthier lives than ever before. Additionally, an increased utilization of imaging studies such as computer tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) for routine evaluation of closed head injuries, paranasal sinus problems and various non-specific neurological symptoms, ranging from headaches to dizziness, has contributed to enhanced detection of incidental meningiomas. The book contains the most up-to-date information in all matters related to meningiomas, and is written by multiple contributors - internationally recognized experts in their respective fields from Asia, USA and Europe. This is an essential reference guide to neurosurgeons and neurologists (in training and in practice), as well as medical libraries, throughout the world. Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "The purpose of this book is to teach young neurosurgeons how to recognize, investigate, and operate upon meningiomas in diverse locations. Neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuro-interventionalists, and radiologists are the main audience for this book. … This is an excellent book for neurosurgeons, ENT surgeons, oncologists, neuro-oncologists, radiologists, and neurologists." (Celso Agner, Doody’s Review Services, January, 2009)Table of ContentsI GENERAL INFORMATION: Historical Perspective.- Epidemiology.- Meninges: Embryology.- Pathology.- Natural history, growth rates, recurrence.- II DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS: Diagnostic radiology I: CT, MRI, Angio.- Diagnostic radiology II: Nuclear med, MRS, PET.- Lesions mimicking meningiomas.- Interventional radiology: Angio, embolization.- Neuro-ophthalmological evaluations.- III BASIC SCIENCE: Meningioma tumorigenesis: Review of basic science.- Meningothelial meningiomas.- Meningiomas of the central neuraxis.- Future treatment modalities I: Targeting the NF-2 & Ras Pathways.- Future treatment modalities II: Gene Therapy in meningiomas.- IV MANAGEMENT: Management options and principles.- Surgery: General principles.- Surgical adjuncts I: Endoscopy in meningioma surgery.- Surgical adjuncts: Image guided/CAS.- Seizures associated with meningiomas.- V ADJUNCT TREATMENT MODALITIES: Recent advances in therapeutic radiation.- Conventional RT for meningiomas.- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.- Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery.- Brachytheraphy.- Medical therapy.- VI SURGICAL OUTCOME IN MENINGIOMA SURGERY: The factors influencing outcome in meningioma surgery.- The influence of co-morbidity and age in meningioma surgery outcome.- The influence of the tumor location, size and preoperative neurological symptoms in meningioma surgery outcome.- VII PATIENT SELECTION FOR SURGERY: THE ‘CLASS’ ALGORITHM: ‘CLASS’ algorithmic scale for surgical decision making: Rationale and design.- Validity of the ‘CLASS’ algorithmic scale: A retrospective study.- Utility of the ‘CLASS’ algorithmic scale: A prospective study.- VIII MENINGIOMAS BY LOCATION: PRESENTATION, SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS, SURGICAL TECHNIQUE, OUTCOME: Convexity.- Parasagittal.- Falcine.- Olfactory groove/Planum spenoidale.- Tuberculum sella.- Clinoidal.- OpticSheath: Aggressive.- Optic Sheath: Conservative.- Lateral and middle sphenoid wing.- Orbitosphenoid.- Cavernous sinus: Aggressive.- Cavernous sinus: Conservative.- Temporal bone.- Petroclival: Aggressive.- Petroclival: Conservative.- Petrous.- Clival/Foramen Magnum.- Cerebellar convexity.- Tentorial.- Torcular/transverse & sigmoid sinus.- Pineal.- Ventricular.- Jugular foramen.- Paranasal sinuses.- Pediatric.- NF2/multiple.- Spinal.- IX MISCELLANEOUS: Meningioma surgery: Personal philosophy.- Functional improvement in meningioma surgery.- The rationale for surgery in young patients with small meningiomas.- Dural reconstruction.- Cranial reconstruction.

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Book Synopsis"Voices of the Voiceless" is an inspiring, passionate and comprehensive exploration that offers hope and encouragement to counsellors and practitioners working with people living with learning difficulties. Although the effects of learning difficulties and the effects of society's treatment of people with learning difficulties are lifelong and often severe, counselling and healing are possible. The author argues that even those people who have the most severe learning disabilities can benefit from counselling, and not simply from behaviour management or medication to manage and control them. Jan Hawkins integrates 15 years' experience of counselling and her 25 years' experience as a mother of a person with learning difficulties. The book contains many moving accounts of the healing process and detailed examples of interdisciplinary working and the power the Person-Centred Approach offers for those who are metaphorically and often literally voiceless.Trade ReviewIt is a long time since I have been so deeply moved by a book. In many ways, Jan Hawkins has produced in this extraordinary volume a kind of touchstone against which those of us who are person-centred practitioners can gauge our own integrity and test out anew the sincerity of our commitment to the therapeutic approach which we profess to embrace. At the same time the book holds up a mirror to some of the more sinister aspects of our society and compels us to acknowledge the powerful forces which operate to ensure the rejection of those who through their physical or mental impairment are condemned to live half a life or worse ... This book is a testimony to the glory of the human person, to the power of relationship and to the beauty of the person-centred approach which will not easily be refuted or surpassed. Professor Brian Thorne, University of East Anglia Through its powerful stories, the book challengse the very nature and purpose of 'the system' as it has emerged to support people with learning difficulties over many years. It encourages us to view the individual as a person with feelings, emotions and aspirations and not as a person with just a diagnosis or a condition that requires treatment. Gordon Smith, quality manager at Oaklands NHS Trust, Community Care, March 2003.Table of Contents*Introduction *Danny's story *Dilemmas *How long is a counselling session supposed to be anyway? May's and Paul's stories *How often can you hear it? Hope's story *Interview with Bethan Jess Oliver: dual roles *'I just want to be normal' James's story *'No one ever listens': Patrick's story *Creative groupwork: towards self-advocacy. Vic Forrest *Interview with Joyce Gardiner: Supporting people with severe learning disabilities living in the community *Carpe Diem -- seizing the day: developing day opportunities for people with profound and complex learning and other disabilities Michael Farrell The asexual myth *'I want a sexual relationship': Nora's story *'He's behaving inappropriately': the importance of the shed: Simon's story *The Person-Centred challenge to 'challenging behaviour' *Interview with Sara Watson: Supporting clients with challenging needs *'Her outbursts are a danger to others': Rachael's story *Interview with Carol Schaffer:The Person-Centred Approach with a family support group, for those with family members who have learning and/or physical disabilities *'Attention-seeking': How to avoid really listening Loss and bereavement *'There's no need to take them to the funerals; they don't understand anyway' *'She won't get out of bed at all': Keeley's story Learning new languages *Opening up to each new communication style *Carl's story *Interview with Marie Cradock: On dinosaurs and other animals *'I'm angry': Christopher's story *A voice for the voiceless: the joy of communication The research study *The experiences of person-centred counselling pracititioners with clients who have severe learning disabilities *Responses to questionnaires *The interviews: dilemmas and passion

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Book SynopsisThis book, the latest in the International Child Neurology Review series, is the first authoritative synthesis of the role of vitamin treatments in children with neurological disorders. It covers all the conditions seen in paediatric neurology that are treatable by vitamin supplementation and consists of up-to-date, concise reviews by an international group of experts in their specific fields. They cover: biotinidase deficiency; the role of vitamins in the developing nervous system, mitochondrial disorders and autism; homocysteinuria; conditions responsive to vitamin E or riboflavin; disorders of folic acid and vitamin B12 metabolism; folinic acid responsive seizures, and all aspects of pyridoxine-dependent and pyridoxine-responsive seizures. It is the first time that clinical and data research in this field has been drawn together in one source, making available previously unpublished material. This will be a unique data resource for anyone involved in the care of children with vitamin-responsive neurological disorders.Trade Review"… the book more than fulfils its aim of providing an authoritative review of neurological conditions in which vitamin therapy plays a role …" European Journal of Paediatirc NeurologyTable of Contents Biotinidase deficiency, Kim Bartlett Neural tube defects and childhood brain tumours: the role of maternal vitamin supplementation, Carol Bower Vitamins/minerals and autism, Mary Coleman Homocystinuria due to cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency, Brian Fowler Riboflavin responsive disorders, Barbara Garavaglia Folinic acid responsive seizures, Keith Hyland Vitamin treatment in mitochondrial cytopathies, Robert McFarland, Robert W. Taylor and Douglass M. Turnbull Vitamin E responsive conditions in paediatric neurology, David P. R. Muller Cobalamin and folate responsive disorders, Robert Surtees Pyridoxine dependent and pyridoxine responsive seizures, Peter Baxter Vitamin responsive conditions in paediatric neurology: a clinical approach, Peter Baxter . Index

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