Treating the brain what the best doctors know /
Even in this information age, people dealing with often serious neurological problems face the daunting task of finding accurate, credible and understandable information, the essential medical facts. Using case histories as examples, the author, one of the world's leading neurologists, explains...
| Main Author: | Bradley, W. G. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Dana Press,
[2009]
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| Physical Description: |
vii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
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| Summary: |
Even in this information age, people dealing with often serious neurological problems face the daunting task of finding accurate, credible and understandable information, the essential medical facts. Using case histories as examples, the author, one of the world's leading neurologists, explains the neurological examinations, tests, clinical features, causes and treatments available for Alzheimer's disease, migraines, stroke, epilepsy, Parkinson's and other frequently diagnosed neurological disorders. Known by medical students and physicians across the globe as the editor of the leading neurology textbook, Neurology in Clinical Practice, the author now provides a definitive resource for patients, caregivers and other health practitioners. This book is for anyone who has ever had a neurological symptom, from a headache to tingling hands, and for anyone with a personal interest in how the brain works in health and disease. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. The human brain, complex but fascinating -- Alzheimer's disease -- Stroke -- Epilepsy -- Multiple sclerosis -- Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders -- Head injury -- Spinal cord injury -- The brain and cancer -- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) -- Migraine and other headaches -- Peripheral neuropathies and carpal tunnel syndrome. Even in this information age, people dealing with often serious neurological problems face the daunting task of finding accurate, credible and understandable information, the essential medical facts. Using case histories as examples, the author, one of the world's leading neurologists, explains the neurological examinations, tests, clinical features, causes and treatments available for Alzheimer's disease, migraines, stroke, epilepsy, Parkinson's and other frequently diagnosed neurological disorders. Known by medical students and physicians across the globe as the editor of the leading neurology textbook, Neurology in Clinical Practice, the author now provides a definitive resource for patients, caregivers and other health practitioners. This book is for anyone who has ever had a neurological symptom, from a headache to tingling hands, and for anyone with a personal interest in how the brain works in health and disease. |
| Physical Description: |
vii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781932594461 1932594469 |