Neurologia

Understanding how the brain is organized and visualizing its pathways and connections can be conceptually challenging. The Atlas of Functional Neuroanatomy, Third Edition addresses this challenge by presenting a clear visual guide to the human central nervous system (CNS). This edition has been completely reorganized to facilitate learning the structure and function of the CNS. The material is suitable for medical students, non-neurology residents, and other health professionals who seek a solid understanding of the brain. This edition: * Presents an instructive format that fosters a thorough understanding of complex neuroanatomy, emphasizing the functional perspective and supplemented with clinical aspects * Incorporates enhanced illustrations, retaining the selective labeling of the nuclei and tracts (pathways) * Includes new material explaining the visual system, meninges, venous system, and limbic system * Features a substantial increase in the number of neuroradiological (CT and MRI) images An accompanying Web site (www.atlasbrain.com) includes the book's illustrations along with rollover labeling, animation of the pathways and connections, a glossary, and narrated video demonstrations of the brain.

The first real cases video atlas of neuromuscular disorders that is supplemented with multiple-choice questions, and updates on the illustrated topics. It is easy to search and read. It is perfect for preparation to the neurology and neuromuscular boards and an excellent way to update the experts. By replacing the descriptive text with vivid illustrative videos, the reader will have more time to face the intellectual challenges of these cases instead of trying to build a mental picture of these cases first. Short and well-edited video clips from real clinic stories supplemented with challenging multiple choice questions, provides an excellent way to bridge the gap between overflow of information and short attention span. The chapters are arranged according the symptoms instead of diseases, yet, diseases are listed in the index if one wants to see all videos relevant to a specific disease. Close to 300 video cases taken directly from a real neuromuscular clinic, illustrating a myriad of disorders and shedding light on their diagnosis, and treatment and giving updates about many of them provides an invaluable approach that should benefit any one who is interested in neuromuscular disorders which comprises more than 50% of presenting disease to general neurologists and even to general practitioners. Some rare diseases are also described, giving an opportunity for the new trainees to see them so that they can diagnosed them if they see them again which may not happen very often.

This concise and informative Textbook of Stroke Medicine is aimed at doctors preparing to specialize in stroke care and strokologists looking for concise but in-depth scientific guidance on stroke management. Its practical approach covers all important issues of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cerebrovascular diseases. Dedicated chapters give a thorough review of all clinical issues. Fully revised throughout, the new edition has expanded sections on topics of rising practical importance, such as diagnostic imaging, stroke unit management, monitoring and management of complications including infections, recommendations for thrombolysis, interventions and neurosurgical procedures, and clear and balanced recommendations for secondary prevention. Neuropsychological syndromes are explained and an up-to-date view on neurorehabilitation is presented. The authors are all experts in their field and many of them have been working together in a teaching faculty for the European Master in Stroke Medicine Programme, which is supported by the European Stroke Organization.

Movement disorders - ranging from parkinsonism to a variety of hyperkinetic disorders, such as tremors, dystonic, chorea and myoclonus - can be the presenting or a prominent clinical feature in a broad spectrum of systemic conditions such as endocrine and metabolic disorders, autoimmune diseases, infections, intoxications, tumors and pareneoplastic syndromes, stroke and multiple sclerosis. The resulting clinical scenarios can be confusing and difficult to interpret by internists, generalists and neurologists. Movement Disorders in Neurologic and Systemic Disease provides comprehensive coverage of the most common movement disorders seen in systemic and general neurologic disease, as well as differential diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms. The chapters are written by internationally recognized experts and more than 50 illustrative videos highlight the phenomenology of some of the movement disorders and provide a useful 'bed-side' diagnostic tool. This book is a valuable resource for neurologists, physiatrists, psychiatrists, internists, primary care physicians and trainees in medicine and neurology.

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Pediatric neurology presents so many challenges unique to young patients that it is in many ways a very different discipline from adult neurology. To help readers address these challenges, the Handbook of Pediatric Neurology uses a handy pocket format and streamlined organization to address the management of hospital - and clinic-based pediatric neurological work-up, diagnosis, and management. This practical handbook will appeal not only to pediatric neurologists, but also to pediatricians, adult neurologists and internal medicine physicians. Features include: timely coverage that helps readers keep pace with the rapidly changing diagnostic tools, medications, and interventions; summary and outline format that allows readers to access essential facts at a glance; practical organization that presents each category of disorder, along with a focused differential diagnosis and clear management guidelines; and references that provide guides to further investigation.

The entirely rewritten Fifth Editionof From Neuron to Brain describes how nerve cells go about their business of transmitting signals, how the signals are put together, and how, out of this integration, higher functions emerge. This exciting new edition begins with the anatomy and physiology of the visual system.

This book represents the final work of the late Professor C. David Marsden, who was the most influential figure in the field of movement disorders, in terms of his contributions to both research and clinical practice, in the modern era. It was conceived and written by David Marsden and his colleague at the Institute of Neurology, Prof. Ivan Donaldson. It was their intention that this would be the most comprehensive book on movement disorders and also that it would serve as the 'clinical Bible' for the management of these conditions. It provides a masterly survey of the entire topic, which has been made possible only by vast laboratory and bedside experience. Marsden's Book of Movement Disorders covers the full breadth of movement disorders, from the underlying anatomy and understanding of basal ganglia function to the diagnosis and management of specific movement disorders, including the more common conditions such as Parkinson's Disease through to rare, and very rare conditions such as Niemann-Pick disease. Chapters follow a structured format with historical overviews, definitions, clinical features, differential diagnosis, investigations and treatment covered in a structured way. It is extensively illustrated with many original photographs and diagrams of historical significance. Among these illustrations are still images of some original film clips of some of Dr. Marsden's patients published here for the first time. Comprehensively referenced and updated by experts from the Institute of Neurology at Queen Square, this book is a valuable reference for, not just movement disorder specialists and researchers, but also for clinicians who care for patients with movement disorders.

Costruito a partire dalla ricchissima banca dati dell'omonima piattaforma digitale statunitense (harrisonspractice.com), "Harrison Practice" si articola in una serie di monografie, dedicate alle principali branche della medicina interna; tratta centinaia di argomenti di largo interesse clinico, focalizzandosi, oltre che sulle diverse sindromi e malattie, anche sulle più rilevanti manifestazioni sintomatologiche e metodiche diagnostiche. Una sostanziale novità del testo è l'essere articolato in frasi sintetiche, organizzate efficacemente in elenchi puntati, a gerarchie successive: ne deriva uno schematismo di facile lettura e memorizzazione, che nulla peraltro sacrifica alla precisione del contenuto. I protocolli diagnostici e terapeutici, basati sulle più aggiornate evidenze scientifiche, sono redatti dagli stessi esperti che compongono il board editoriale dell'Harrison e che forniscono anche, per il lettore che voglia ulteriormente approfondire l'argomento, le indicazioni bibliografiche più aggiornate. Non ultimo pregio, in particolare per il medico ospedaliero, è l'indicazione del codice ICD-9-CM di ogni singola affezione: uno strumento in più a portata di mano, ormai necessario nella quotidiana pratica clinica. Ogni volume della collana è accompagnato da un CD-ROM che contiene, oltre all'intero volume in PDF, la bibliografia dei vari topic e altri materiali di supporto (sitografia e iconografia).

750 EEG tracings provide the visual assistance you need to diagnose pediatric seizure activity 4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "The dearth of EEG atlases created solely for pediatrics make this work a welcome contribution to the field...I will certainly add this book to my EEG laboratory's library. It will serve as a quick and ready resource to confirm unusual EEG patterns. The DVD itself is a treasure to instruct students, residents, fellows, and epilepsy monitoring unit nurses in the recognition of seizure and nonepileptic semiologies."--Doody's Review Service "This multimediawork provides an accessible, comprehensive, andtimely tool for the child neurologist or epileptologistin training or in practice to become familiar with theextraordinary richness of the clinical and electrographicmanifestations of childhood epilepsy. The text represents the distillation of an extraordinary body of clinical experience and painstaking attention to detail, which is characteristic of Dr. Laoprasert...Whether read cover-to-cover, used to reviewspecific problems, or dipped into at random, this textmakes learning about epilepsy in children a pleasureand will ultimately enhance the quality of their livesand those of their families. "--Marc C. Patterson, MD, FRACP, FAAN, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (from the foreword) Atlas of Pediatric EEG will prove to be an essential visual reference to for both the novice and experienced neurologist. For those new to the field, it will help develop the pattern recognition skills necessary to diagnose pediatric seizure activity. For experienced neurologists, it provides a working collection of known patterns to which they can compare their own tracings. Atlas of Pediatric EEG features a full-color presentation, easy-to-read bulleted chapter text, and detailed legends under each tracing that provide a full description and diagnosis of what is seen in the tracing. Chapters also contain case examples that add clinical relevance to the tracings. This unique atlas covers every type of seizure, both epileptic and non-epileptic and divided into nine chapters: Normal and Benign Varients Artifacts Newborn Focal Nonepileptoform Activity Generalized Noneplileptiform Activity ICU Epileptic Encephalopathy Generalized Epilepsy Focal Epilepsy Also included is a companion DVD containing 190 video clips to assist you in learning how to interpret video-EEG, which is rapidly becoming the most common modality for EEG.

Il sociologo John Zeisel, uno dei più importanti innovatori nell'ambito del trattamento non farmacologico dell'Alzheimer, in questo libro promuove una nuova filosofia di assistenza che rivoluziona profondamente il modo di comunicare con coloro che sono affetti da questo morbo. Dopo decenni di esperienza sul campo, infatti, è giunto alla conclusione che è possibile rimanere in contatto con le persone che amiamo anche quando queste convivono con l'Alzheimer. Facendo leva sulle abilità che si mantengono nel tempo, come la comprensione musicale, l'arte, le espressioni facciali e il tatto, possiamo coinvolgerle in una serie di attività che stimolano la memoria e le percezioni ambientali. Andare a teatro, visitare un museo, dipingere, ascoltare la musica, assistere a una partita di calcio, guardare vecchi film: tutto ciò può essere fonte di soddisfazione perché, anche se i ricordi espliciti di queste esperienze scivolano via, a causa dei modi complessi in cui la demenza colpisce il cervello, le connessioni emozionali restano. I ricordi non vengono conservati solo in una parte del cervello, ma vengono archiviati in più zone: i volti in una, i colori in un'altra, le emozioni legate all'esperienza in un'altra ancora. Con il metodo proposto da Zeisel possiamo far riaffiorare alcune immagini, o fare in modo che i singoli elementi si ricompongano in un ricordo specifico.

Il cofanetto propone un approccio al problema delle distrofie muscolari che favorisca un'attenzione più consapevole e concreta, senza indulgere a facile «pietismo». Nel DVD vengono presentati «casi di vita» senza un taglio medico-scientifico, ma affidandosi soprattutto al racconto dei protagonisti (persone con disabilità): i loro interessi, i loro desideri, i loro progetti di vita sono infatti del tutto «normali» e dunque comprensibili a tutti. I racconti si alternano ad animazioni che illustrano la malattia, la sua comparsa, la sua evoluzione e le evidenti implicazioni sociali. Scopo del progetto è quello di informare per formare una coscienza nella società civile intorno al problema della distrofia muscolare, non tanto e non solo dal punto di vista medico-scientifico, ma piuttosto dal punto di vista delle persone (persone con disabilità e famiglie) che con questa malattia convivono. Il libro allegato al DVD raccoglie testimonianze per illustrare le esperienze, le speranze e le delusioni di un mondo ancora lontano dalla cultura dell'accoglienza e dell'integrazione.