V. Srinivasan Amnon Brzezinski • Sukru Oter Samuel D. Shillcutt Editors 2014 Melatonin is a ubiquitous molecule that is widely distributed in nature and is synthesized by most of the living organisms including unicellular organisms, fungi, plants, and animals. Melatonin synthesis in human beings is unique as this hormone is synthesized in many areas of the body in […]
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Madhavi Thomas Editor 2014 Scientific and Clinical Aspects Inflammation in Parkinson’s disease (PD) has always been a subject of great interest. Chronic inflammation in the brain can be induced in a primate model even with a single injection of MPTP. Many genetic and environmental factors contribute to onset of PD. There is much to learn from recent developments […]
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Alluru S. Reddi 2014 Clinical Evaluation and Management The purpose of writing this book is to present a clear and concise understanding of the fundamentals of fluid, electrolyte, and acid- base disorders that are frequently encountered in clinical practice. For example, students, housestaff, and practicing physicians find the subject of fluid balance, elelctrolyte, and acid–base problems particularly difficult.This book […]
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William O. Tatum • Joseph I. Sirven Gregory D. Cascino Editors 2014 Pearls for Patient Care Sir William Osler said, “To study the phenomenon of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study books without patients is to not go to sea at all.”* This book is about 40 people whose lives took […]
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Semyon M. Slobounov • Wayne J. Sebastianelli Editors 2014 From Brain to Behavior Concussion in athletics, commonly known as mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a growing public health concern with increased attention being focused on treatment and management of this frustrating epidemic. A critical decision confronting healthcare practitioners is to determine the appropriate time frame with respect […]
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Juan Carlos García-Moncó Editor 2014 A Clinical Approach This book was first envisioned in June 2012, during the annual meeting of the European Neurological Society held in Prague. Joanna Bolesworth, from Springer, kindly approached me to delve into my interest in editing a book on central nervous system (CNS) infections. I soon became excited about the idea since neurologic […]
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Marc Lévêque 2014 New Techniques for Brain Disorders Neurosurgical interventions to ameliorate the suffering of desperately ill patients, suffering from a psychiatric disorder, and who cannot be helped otherwise, have caught the attention of neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, and psychologists for several decades. The title of this book, ‘‘psychosurgery,’’ summarizes these types of interventions in one word. Everybody understands the word, […]
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Alan David Kaye • Scott Francis Davis Editors 2014 Electrophysiological stimulation and recording was used in the operating room by researchers as early as the 1930s to study the functional organization of the cerebral cortex [ 1–4 ]. Seminal studies by scientists such as Penfield and Celesia led to our modern understanding of the functional organization of the cerebral […]
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Syringomyelia 2014 Five monographs on the subject of syringomyelia have been published over the past 40 years, and these remain invaluable reference sources for those who have an interest in this and related conditions (see below). In addition, international symposia have been organised in Kobe (2001), Rugby (2007), Berlin (2010) and Sydney (2013), events which […]
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Heung Sik Kang • Joon Woo Lee • Jong Won Kwon 2014 Spinal disorders constitute one of the most commonly encountered ailments, affecting up to 80 % of the population worldwide, and are a major cause of disability and economic loss. The prevalence of spinal problems has increased significantly with a growing proportion of elderly people in the […]
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