Syncope

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Michele Brignole · David G. Benditt 2011 An Evidence-Based Approach Syncope, better known to most people as “fainting” or “blacking out,” represents a complete albeit temporary loss of consciousness leading to interruption of awareness of ones surroundings and falls with risk of injury.

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Neurovascular Imaging

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Shoki Takahashi (Editor) 2011 MRI & Microangiography The current era is the era of rapidly advancing technologies. My drawing above says in Japanese, “Be sure to grasp the tip of the tail of the horse that is flying in time and space.” Just so, we need   catch up with and grab hold of the tip of […]

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Whole Person Care

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Tom A. Hutchinson Editor 2011 A New Paradigm for the 21st Century This is a book primarily by physicians, for physicians and medical students. For this reason, we have used the terms physician and doctor frequently throughout the book and have looked at medicine mainly from the perspective of the physician rather than from other perspectives that would […]

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Textbook of Tinnitus

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Aage R. Møller • Berthold Langguth Dirk De Ridder • Tobias Kleinjung Editors 2011 Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) has many forms, and the severity of tinnitus ranges widely from being a slight nuisance to affecting a person’s daily life. How loud the tinnitus is perceived does not directly relate to how much it distresses the patient.

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Neurodegenerative Disorders

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Orla Hardiman • Colin P. Doherty (Editors) 2011 The main purpose of this book is to provide a manageable account of the common neurodegenerative conditions. We have aimed to provide a portable resource that outlines the main clinical features, treatment options, and outcomes of most common conditions encountered in clinical practice.

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Narcolepsy

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Christian R. Baumann Claudio L. Bassetti Thomas E. Scammell Editors 2011 Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Narcolepsy is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, fragmented sleep, and other symptoms. It affects approximately 1 in 2,000 people and can have a huge impact on their ability to succeed in school and work.

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HYPERTENSION AND STROKE

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Edited by VENKATESH AIYAGARI PHILIP B. GORELICK 2011 Hypertension and Stroke: Pathophysiology and Management reviews the pathophysiologic relationship between hypertension and cerebrovascular disease and the management of blood pressure in a variety of settings such as primary stroke prevention, acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, secondary stroke prevention, and vascular cognitive impairment.

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