Neurological Disorders
Course and Treatment
- 2nd Edition - December 20, 2002
- Latest edition
- Editors: Thomas Brandt, Louis R. Caplan, Johannes Dichgans, Hans-Christoph Diener, Christopher Kennard
- Language: English
This single-volume reference covers the natural course, treatment, and management of all neurological diseases affecting the brain, spinal cord nerves and muscles. This… Read more
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Description
Description
This single-volume reference covers the natural course, treatment, and management of all neurological diseases affecting the brain, spinal cord nerves and muscles. This comprehensive text reference seeks to assist physicians with treatment by providing an easy-to-use compendium covering the treatment and management of all neurological diseases along with details on the natural course of these diseases. Organized for ease of use and quick reference, each chapter presents a neurological disorder or key symptoms and systematically discusses the clinical syndrome and differential diagnosis, natural course, principles of therapy, and practical management of each.
Key features
Key features
- Covers wide range of neurological conditions and potential treatments, including the evidence for and against each treatment
- Describes the spontaneous course of neurological diseases along with discussion of the management of different stages and variants of a disorder
- Presents special situations and exceptional cases in which alternative therapies should be considered
Readership
Readership
Neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, pediatric neurologists, psychiatrists, internists, general practitioners, opthalmologists and otolaryngologists.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Acute and Chronic Pain.
Cranial Nerves and Brain Stem.
Cognitive and Behavioral Disorders.
Cerebrovascular Disorders.
Infections and Inflammatory Diseases.
Intensive Care in Neurology.
Tumors and Developmental Disorders.
Metabolic and Progressive Disorders.
Movement Disorders.
Muscle and Peripheral Nervous System.
Endocrine and Autonomic Function.
Neurological Side Effects of Therapy.
Molecular Genetics of Neurological Disorders.
Cranial Nerves and Brain Stem.
Cognitive and Behavioral Disorders.
Cerebrovascular Disorders.
Infections and Inflammatory Diseases.
Intensive Care in Neurology.
Tumors and Developmental Disorders.
Metabolic and Progressive Disorders.
Movement Disorders.
Muscle and Peripheral Nervous System.
Endocrine and Autonomic Function.
Neurological Side Effects of Therapy.
Molecular Genetics of Neurological Disorders.
Review quotes
Review quotes
"Like its predecessor, the second edition of Neurological Disorders: Course and Treatment, will be most useful to the clinical neurologist."
—Journal of the American Medical Association (April 2003)
—Journal of the American Medical Association (April 2003)
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: January 4, 2003
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
TB
Thomas Brandt
Affiliations and expertise
University of Munich, GermanyLC
Louis R. Caplan
Affiliations and expertise
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.JD
Johannes Dichgans
Affiliations and expertise
Neurology Clinic, University of Tubingen, GermanyHD
Hans-Christoph Diener
Affiliations and expertise
University of Essen, GermanyCK
Christopher Kennard
Affiliations and expertise
Academic Unit of Neuroscience, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
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