Full Description
This novel title explores the central and peripheral nervous system in health and disease. By first establishing a fundamental basic science knowledge about the cellular elements of the nervous system, the reader is then presented with clinical cases in a pathophysiologic manner, as exemplified in unifying Guillain Barre and Multiple Sclerosis in one chapter on Demyelinating Disease. The reader is encouraged to adopt a systematic approach of sorting out neurologic problems he or she may face in clinical practice by identifying time and space factors based on the age of a patient. High quality illustrations for each case are included in the book along with novel three-dimensional reconstructions of MR, PET, and CT data whenever possible. Developed largely for medical students as an introduction to the clinical neurosciences, for neurology residents, and for others doing graduate level neuroscience study, Neurology - A Modern, Pathophysiologic Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurologic Disease will also be of significant interest to the established neurologist as a comprehensive, up-to-date reference.
Contents
A Modern Pathophysiologic Approach to Diagnosis and TreatmentMichael Meyer, MD
PrefaceFrom Synapse to Consciousness Chapter 1 Introduction to Differential Diagnosis in Neurology Chapter 2Cellular and Sub-Cellular Elements of the Nervous System Chapter 3 Stroke Chapter 4Epilepsy Chapter 5 Demyelinating Disease of the Peripheral and Central Nervous System:Guillain Barre and Multiple Sclerosis Chapter 6The Hippocampus Chapter 7Alzheimer's Disease Chapter 8Neurodegenerative Diseases Chapter 9Diseases of Skeletal Muscle Chapter 10Diseases of the Spinal Cord Chapter 11Cerebellum Chapter 12The Visual Cortex Chapter 13Infections of the Nervous System Chapter 14Neoplastic Disease Chapter 15Traumatic and Toxic Effects on the Nervous System Chapter 16Conclusions
