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    • Manuel d'EEG de l'adulte

      • 1st Edition
      • February 20, 2007
      • Chantal Hausser-Hauw
      • French
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      Quelle est la place, aujourd’hui, de l’électroencéphalogr... ? Non invasif et peu coûteux, l’EEG rend compte de l’activité électrique cérébrale du patient à l’instant même où elle est enregistrée et apporte une analyse immédiate du fonctionnement correct du cerveau ou de son atteinte. Sa place dans l’étude du sommeil est primordiale. L’EEG nécessite un minimum de compréhension des principes physiques et des techniques d’enregistrement des rythmes cérébraux et du sommeil. Cet ouvrage a été conçu chapitre par chapitre pour familiariser le lecteur à l’intérêt de l’EEG dans le diagnostic des épilepsies, des complications neurologiques des maladies systémiques, des encéphalopathies, de l’éthylisme, de la grossesse et des effets médicamenteux, des traumatismes crâniens en phase aiguë et chronique. Le rôle médico-légal de l'EEG dans l’anoxie et la mort cérébrale et son aide dans le diagnostic des démences sont également détaillés. L’étude du sommeil des maladies dégénératives est particulièrement développée. Les maladies pour lesquelles l’EEG offre un supplément d’information par rapport à l’imagerie en cas de crises épileptiques, de confusion ou de troubles de la vigilance sont exposées. Une partie est consacrée à l’intérêt de l’EEG en psychiatrie. Enfin, l’ouvrage détaille l’usage de l’EEG lors d’événements transitoires comme la migraine, l’ictus amnésique, la plongée, la privation sensorielle et lors des états volontairement modifiés de la conscience (biofeedback, méditation, hypnose).

    • HIV/AIDS and the Nervous System

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 85
      • July 16, 2007
      • Peter Portegies + 1 more
      • English
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      This volume provides a comprehensive understanding of HIV/AIDS and neuro-AIDS, including a history of the disease, and an explanation of many of the conditions that can arise in afflicted patients, including opportunistic infections, central nervous system tumors, spinal cord disorders, myopathies and progressive encephalopathy, amongst others. Clinicians will gain a greater understanding of the complex mechanisms of the disease. Beginning with a basic introduction to HIV infections and Neuro-AIDS, practitioners will find useful data on advances in molecular biology, neuroepidemiology, neuroimaging, neuropathology, neuropharmacology, as well as information on the development of therapeutic strategies appropriate for the disorder, including groundbreaking retroviral therapies. In addition, the socioeconomic and political constraints that hinder treatment and disease management in developing parts of the world are presented.

    • Myopathies and Muscle Diseases

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 86
      • July 16, 2007
      • Frank L. Mastaglia + 1 more
      • English
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      This volume provides a comprehensive guide to myopathies, including breakthroughs that have led to a wider appreciation of the nature of these muscle diseases. Chapters on congenital muscle disorders, biological changes, and diseases associated with aging are included, along with detailed discussions of mitochondrial myopathies, disorders of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, and the role of heredity, amongst others. Neurologists, myopathologists, and other professionals dealing with this broad group of diseases will find state-of-the-art information on the clinical investigation and management of patient care, as well as the latest information on the pathological basis and molecular pathogenesis of these diseases.

    • Trisomie et handicaps génétiques associés

      • 5th Edition
      • June 22, 2007
      • French
      • eBook
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      Destiné aux professionnels de santé médicaux et paramédicaux, cet ouvrage aborde de manière concrète et pragmatique tous les aspects de la prise en charge d'un patient atteint de trisomie ou d'un handicap génétique associé. Avec une symptomatologie actualisée, un suivi médical étape par étape et des conseils validés, le lecteur trouvera ici un outil indispensable et à jour pour le suivi de son patient et pour apporter toute l'aide nécessaire à la famille. L'auteur a particulièrement développé dans ce nouvel ouvrage tous les aspects pratiques de l'aide à apporter aux patients atteints de trisomies pour améliorer leur qualité de vie ainsi que des réponses précises aux questions que se posent les parents tout au long des étapes de vie de l'enfant et de la personne concernée (prise en charge précoce, scolarisation, développement affectif et sexuel, activités sportives, relations avec les adolescents et la fratrie, formation professionnelle, loisirs, tabac, alcool, liberté de déplacement, permis de conduire, relation avec l'argent, protection juridique, revenus, habitat, vie en couple, contraception, vieillissement …). En réponse à une forte demande, cet ouvrage, 5e édition totalement renouvelée, étudie notamment la prise en charge des oro praxies, le vieillissement et introduit la notion nouvelle de « périodes phares ou charnières » qui déterminent l'avenir du patient atteint de trisomie.

    • CNS Regeneration

      • 2nd Edition
      • December 27, 2007
      • Jeffrey Kordower + 1 more
      • English
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      This second edition of CNS Regeneration updates the burgeoning field of regeneration in the Central Nervous System (CNS) from molecular, systems, and disease-based perspective. While the book covers numerous areas in detail, special emphasis is given to discussions of movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and spinal cord injury.

    • Molecular Neurology

      • 1st Edition
      • July 17, 2007
      • Stephen Waxman
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Why a book on molecular neurology? Molecular neuroscience is advancing at a spectacular rate. As it does so, it is revealing important clues to the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of neurological diseases, and to the therapeutic targets that they present. Medicines work by targeting molecules. The more specific the targeting, the more specific the actions, and the fewer the side effects. Molecular Neurology highlights, for graduate and MD-PhD students, research fellows and research-oriented clinical fellows, and researchers in the neurosciences and other biomedical sciences, the principles underlying molecular medicine as related to neurology. Written by internationally recognized experts, this well-illustrated and well-referenced book presents the most up-to-date principles and disease examples relevant to molecular neurology, and reviews the concepts, strategies, and latest progress in this field. This book will interest anyone studying the molecular basis of neurology, or developing new therapies in neurology.

    • Anatomy of Neuropsychiatry

      • 1st Edition
      • November 16, 2007
      • Lennart Heimer + 3 more
      • English
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      Anatomy of Neuropsychiatry presents the anatomical systems that take part in the scientific and clinical study of emotional functions and neuropsychiatric disorders. It discusses the limbic system—the cortical and subcortical structures in the human brain involved in emotion, motivation, and emotional association with memory—at length and how this is no longer a useful guide to the study of psychiatric disorders. The book provides an understanding of brain anatomy, with an emphasis on the new anatomical framework which has emerged during the last quarter century. The goal is to help the reader develop an understanding of the gross anatomical organization of the human forebrain.

    • Eye Movements

      • 1st Edition
      • March 27, 2007
      • Roger PG van Gompel
      • English
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      Eye-movement recording has become the method of choice in a wide variety of disciplines investigating how the mind and brain work. This volume brings together recent, high-quality eye-movement research from many different disciplines and, in doing so, presents a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in eye-movement research. Sections include the history of eye-movement research, physiological and clinical studies of eye movements, transsaccadic integration, computational modelling of eye movements, reading, spoken language processing, attention and scene perception, and eye-movements in natural environments.

    • Handbook of Neuro-Oncology Neuroimaging

      • 1st Edition
      • November 19, 2007
      • Herbert B. Newton + 1 more
      • English
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      Although the field of Neuro-Oncology has grown considerably in the last 10 to 15 years and has a rather extensive literature, there are no comprehensive, “single-source” books that summarize the current literature and future trends of neuroimaging in neuro-oncology. This book covers this topic in more comprehensive fashion, making it an important addition to the armamentarium of physicians that care for patients with brain tumors and other neuro-oncological disorders. Well-founded in basic science, it includes chapters that provide an overview of relevant background material in critical areas such as physics, contrast agents, ultra-high field brain MRI, and molecular imaging.

    • The Fly Neuromuscular Junction: Structure and Function

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 75
      • November 2, 2006
      • Vivian Budnik + 1 more
      • English
      The Drosophila larval neuromuscular junction (NMJ) has become one of the most powerful model systems to ask key neurobiological questions. This synapse is unparalleled by its accessibility, its simplicity, and the ability to manipulate genes important for synapse development and function. Its synapses have properties shared by many organisms including humans. The vast majority of genes that when mutated cause congenital disorders of the nervous system in humans, are present in the fruit fly genome, and fly models of human disorders are available. Thus, this preparation is a powerful tool to understand the normal function of these genes. This book reviews outstanding work by recognized leaders in the fields of Drosophila cellular neurogenetics including developmental neurobiology, mechanisms of synaptic function, and experience dependent changes at synapses. The book also includes step-by-step protocols to study the cellular biology of the NMJ, making it a vital resource for researchers beginning their investigations with this system, for those who are training students and postdoctoral fellows in this area, or simply as a general reference material for neuroscientists and neuroscience professors in general.

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