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  • Movement Disorders, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 33-1
    • Joseph Jankovic
    • English
    The daily life impact of movement disorders on people affected ranges from the inconvenient to major quality of life issues, depending upon the disorder and its progression. Topics in this issue of Neurologic Clinics address: Pathogenic Nechanisms of Neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s Disease; Treatment Strategies in Early and Advanced Parkinson’s Disease; Atypical Parkinsonism; Medical and Surgical Treatment of Tremors; Diagnosis and Treatment of Dystonia; Huntington’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Treatment; Tics and Tourette Syndrome; Paroxysmal Movement Disorders; Drug-induced Movement Disorders; Wilson Disease and other Neurodegenerations with Metal Accumulations; Psychogenic Movement Disorders; Ataxia; Gait Disorders; and Movement Disorders in Systemic Diseases. Videos are planned for the majority of the presentations and each article presents an Overview, Imaging, Pathology, and Diagnostic Dilemmas. The editor of this issue of Neurologic Clinics, Dr. Joseph Jankovic, is well known as expert in the pathophysiology, diganosis, and management of movement disorders - he has served as president of the international Movement Disorder Society and is recipient of numerous research awards related to these disorders. Dr Jankovic has involved world renown experts as authors in this publication.
  • Advances in Hemodynamic Monitoring, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 31-1
    • Michael R. Pinsky
    • English
    Dr. Michael Pinsky has assembled an expert team of authors on the topic of Hemodynamic Monitoring. Articles topics include: The interface between monitoring and physiology at the bedside; Defining goals of resuscitation in the critically ill; Minimally invasive hemodynamic monitoring; Bedside ultrasound for the intensivist; Invasive hemodynamic monitoring; Functional hemodynamic monitoring; Using what you get: dynamic physiological signatures of critical illness; and Effect of organizational issues on resuscitation effectiveness.
  • Childhood Leukemia and Cancer, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 62-1
    • Yaddanapudi Ravindranath
    • English
    This issue concentrates on the current evidence and the collected experience of pediatric oncologists who care for cancer patients. The individual articles will provide the general pediatrician with a comprehensive primer on diagnosing and managing various types of cancers in the child with cancer. A cancer diagnosis is no longer a death sentence, so management and monitoring is very important and covered in every article.
  • Head and Neck Imaging, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 53-1
    • Richard H. Wiggins
    • English
    Head and neck imaging is covered extensively in this issue of Radiologic Clinics. Articles will include: Imaging of the skull base, Imaging of the temporal bone, Orbital imaging, Imaging of the oral cavity, Upper aerodigestive tract imaging (SCCa), Suprahyoid neck imaging, Infrahyoid neck imaging, Imaging of the head and neck lymph nodes, Pediatric head and neck imaging, Emergency head and neck imaging, Imaging of head and neck vascular lesions, Imaging of the paravertebral space, Sinonasal imaging, and more.
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, An Issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4-1
    • Susheel Kodali
    • English
    This issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics, edited by Susheel K. Kodali, is devoted to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Kodali assembled a group of expert contributors to review the following topics: Risk Assessment in Patient Selection for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement; Management of Coronary Disease in the Era of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Comprehensive Review of the Literature; Imaging the Aortic Annulus with Multi-Detector Computed Tomography and 3-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography; The Role of Preoperative and Intraoperative Imaging in Guiding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement; Assessment of Paravalvular Regurgitation Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement; Impact and Management of Paravalvular Regurgitation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement; Neurologic Events After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement; Nontransfemoral Approaches to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement; and Valve-in-Valve Therapy for Failed Surgical Bioprosthetic Valves: Clinical Results and Procedural Guidance.
  • Central Neurocytomas, An Issue of Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26-1
    • Isaac Yang
    • English
    Central neurocytoma is a tumor of young adults composed of uniform round cells with neuronal differentiation, typically occurring in the lateral ventricles in the region of the foramen of Monro. Neurocytomas is a hot topic in neuro oncology especially with modern developments of radiation and novel chemotherapy agents.
  • Genetic Patterns in Neuroimaging, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25-1
    • Luis Celso Hygino de Cruz
    • English
    Genetic Patterns in Neuroimaging is explored in this important Neuroimaging Clinics issue. Articles include: Brain imaging and genetic risk of congenital malformations; Understanding genetics in neuroimaging; Influence of genetics in neuropathology; Building a bridge between genomics and neuroradiology; Systems genetics approaches to neuroimaging phenotypes; Imaging genetic predictions at an individual level; Brain imaging and genetic risk in the pediatric population; Imaging phenotypes in cognitive diseases; Molecular imaging in genetics; Imaging phenotypes in psychiatric disease; Genomics of brain tumor imaging; Neuroimaging and genetic influence in post-treatment brain neoplasms; Imaging phenotypes in multiple sclerosis; Genetic markers and influences in cerebrovascular malformations, and more.
  • Pediatric Rehabilitation, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26-1
    • Andrew Skalsky
    • English
    Children with disabilities represent a unique population within pediatrics. Pediatric rehabilitation focuses on maximizing the function and enhancing the lives of children with a wide range of conditions such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, stroke, brain injury, genetic abnormalities and other developmental disabilities.
  • Year Book of Pediatrics 2015

    • 1st Edition
    • Michael D. Cabana
    • English
    Year Book of Pediatrics brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in pediatrics, carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. Articles are selected to cover the full breadth of the specialty, from gastroenterology, hematology, adolescent medicine, allergy and immunology, to urology, neurology, and therapeutics and toxicology.The 2015 edition marks the reign of the new Editor, Dr. Michael Cabana.
  • L'ostéopathie pour les patients de plus de 50 ans

    • 1st Edition
    • Nicette Sergueef + 1 more
    • French
    Dans cet ouvrage, destiné aux praticiens soucieux d'optimiser la santé de leurs patients seniors, les auteurs proposent une approche logique basée sur l'anatomie et la physiologie, débouchant sur le traitement de ces patients selon les principes ostéopathiques. Avec plus de 70 ans d'expérience clinique à eux deux, les auteurs exposent ainsi les modalités pratiques du diagnostic et du traitement de la dysfonction somatique présente dans de nombreux troubles : dysfonctions musculosquelettiques... posturales, cardiovasculaires, respiratoires, gastro-intestinales, urogénitales, autonomiques, auditives et visuelles. Ils proposent aussi des instructions pour favoriser la participation du patient, sa capacité à se prendre en charge, ce qui participe au processus d'autoguérison, principe fondamental en médecine ostéopathique. Agrémenté de quelque 250 illustrations et photographies, ce livre sera pour l'ostéopathe un outil agréable à consulter et indispensable à sa pratique.