H. Parvez, P. Riederer (eds.) 2006 It would be possible to write at considerable length about Moussa and still not do him full justice on his 65th birthday. Indeed, within the constraints of this brief appreciation, many things that might be said about the numerous awards he has won, his contribution as an editor of many journals, the books […]
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Editors Harald H. Sitte and Michael Freissmuth 2006 Neurotransmitter transporters play a pivotal role in synaptic transmission: They function as a reset button and thus define the shape and duration of signal transfer across the synaptic cleft. This statement nowadays appears to be a self-evident truism, but the concept is fairly young: It builds on landmark studies on “reuptake […]
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By MICHAEL BENATAR 2006 Evidence and Analysis in Clinical Neurology In Plato’s Apology, the Greek philosopher Socrates is on trial to defend himself against the allegation of corrupting the youth of Athens. Socrates denies this charge and offers an alternate reason for why he is on trial. He explains, “[w]hat has caused my reputation is none other than a […]
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Edited by Mark L. Latash Francis Lestienne 2006 The purpose of the current volume is two-fold. First, it presents a series of review papers reflecting the recent progress in the area of neural control of posture and movement (Parts I and II). Second, it focuses on issues of changes in motor patterns and neurological structures involved in their production with […]
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R. T. Ross 2006 Technical advances have made diagnoses quicker, safer, and more accurate. Sometimes it appears that careful history taking and examination are less important than knowing which test to order.
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Edited by SEMYON SLOBOUNOV WAYNE SEBASTIANELLI 2006 This book is the partial product of a conference on concussion in athletics held at the Pennsylvania State University, April 29-30, 2004. For a number of reasons it seemed timely to hold such a conference as well as to condense our current understanding of mechanisms, predispositions, and latest developments in evaluation and […]
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By Alan J. Lerner 2006 The word diagnosis derives from the Greek words of dia-, “thoroughly” and -gnosis, “to come to know.” Criterion is from the Greek krinein, meaning “to judge” or “to separate.” Therefore, literally, diagnostic criteria are a metaprocess of judging the judgment. What these words do not convey is the emotion associated with the process […]
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Hans J. ten Donkelaar Martin Lammens Akira Hori 2006 Development and Developmental Disorders of the Human Central Nervous System The spectacular progress in developmental neurobiology, the tremendous advances in (neuro)genetics and the high resolution of the modern imaging techniques applicable to developmental disorders of the human brain and spinal cord have created a growing interest in the developmental history of the […]
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A.J. LARNER 2006 As in the first edition, the belief in signs as signifiers underpins this text. The aim is to be true to the “methode anatomo-clinique” pioneered in neurology by Charcot, but also integrating, where possible, data from newer sources such as neuroimaging and neurogenetics.
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Paul Abrams 2006 Lower urinary tract dysfunction produces a huge burden on sufferers in particular and on society in general. Lower urinary tract symptoms have a high prevalence in the community: 5% of children aged 10 wet the bed, while 15% of women and 7% of men have troublesome incontinence; and in elderly men of 75, benign prostatic hyperplasia […]
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