Ischemic Optic Neuropathies

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Sohan Singh Hayreh 2011 Ocular vascular occlusive disorders – that is, optic nerve ischemic disorders, retinal ischemic disorders and retinal venous occlusive disorders – collectively constitute the most common cause of acute visual loss. Nevertheless, information on these disorders has until recently been based primarily on clinical impressions, folklore, dogma, and “conventional wisdom” taught by one generation of ophthalmologists […]

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Introduction to Skin Biothermomechanics and Thermal Pain

Introduction to Skin Biothermomechanics and Thermal Pain-1

Feng Xu Tianjian Lu 2011 Advances in laser, microwave and similar technologies in medicine have led to recent developments of thermal treatments for disease and injury, involving skin tissue. In spite of the widespread use of thermal therapies in dermatology, they do not draw upon the detailed understanding of the biothermomechanical-neurophysiological behaviour, for none exists to date, even though each […]

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Handbook of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, Volume III

Handbook of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, Volume III

Michael S. Ritsner Editor 2011 Therapeutic Approaches, Comorbidity, and Outcomes Schizophrenia spectrum and related disorders such as schizoaffective and mood disorders, schizophreniform disorders, brief psychotic disorders, delusional and shared psychotic disorders, and personality (i.e., schizotypal, paranoid, and schizoid personality) disorders are the most debilitating forms of mental illness, worldwide.

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Handbook of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, Volume II

Handbook of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, Volume II

Michael S. Ritsner Editor 2011 Phenotypic and Endophenotypic Presentations Schizophrenia spectrum and related disorders such as schizoaffective and mood disorders, schizophreniform disorders, brief psychotic disorders, delusional and shared psychotic disorders, and personality (i.e., schizotypal, paranoid, and schizoid personality) disorders are the most debilitating forms of mental illness, worldwide.

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Handbook of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, Volume I

Handbook of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, Volume I

Michael S. Ritsner Editor 2011 Conceptual Issues and Neurobiological Advances Schizophrenia spectrum and related disorders such as schizoaffective and mood disorders, schizophreniform disorders, brief psychotic disorders, delusional and shared psychotic disorders, and personality (i.e., schizotypal, paranoid, and schizoid personality) disorders are the most debilitating forms of mental illness, worldwide.  

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Enhancing Cognitive Fitness in Adults

Enhancing Cognitive Fitness in Adults-1

Paula E. Hartman-Stein ● Asenath La Rue Editors 2011 Older people across the world are embarking on an experiment in nature, adopting many different approaches to cognitive well-being, committing to physical exercise to benefit their brains as well as their hearts, changing their diets, managing stress more effectively, signing up for lifelong learning programs, participating in the arts, engaging […]

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Handbook

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J. Gordon Millichap 2011 A Physician’s Guide to ADHD ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is a syndrome commonly encountered in children and adolescents, and occasionally in adults. It is often associated with learning disabilities, resulting in failure to achieve the expected level of academic performance. At least one child in every classroom and approximately 3–5% of the school-age […]

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Atoms of Mind

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W.R. Klemm 2011 Some pre-publication reviewers have said this book is not scholarly enough. Others said it was too scholarly. To the scholars I say, “I don’t intend this to be a book only for scholars, because human mind is too important to be left to specialists.” I would add “If you can overlook not being dazzled with brilliance, […]

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