Title
Treating the brain : what the best doctors know / Walter G. Bradley.
ISBN
9781932594461 (alk. paper)
1932594469 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
New York : Dana Press, c2009.
Language
English
Description
vii, 321 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
RC346 .B65 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
616.8
Summary
Even in this information age, people dealing with often serious neurological problems face the daunting task of finding accurate, credible and understandable information, the essential medical facts. Using case histories as examples, the author, one of the world's leading neurologists, explains the neurological examinations, tests, clinical features, causes and treatments available for Alzheimer's disease, migraines, stroke, epilepsy, Parkinson's and other frequently diagnosed neurological disorders. Known by medical students and physicians across the globe as the editor of the leading neurology textbook, Neurology in Clinical Practice, the author now provides a definitive resource for patients, caregivers and other health practitioners. This book is for anyone who has ever had a neurological symptom, from a headache to tingling hands, and for anyone with a personal interest in how the brain works in health and disease.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The human brain, complex but fascinating
Alzheimer's disease
Stroke
Epilepsy
Multiple sclerosis
Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders
Head injury
Spinal cord injury
The brain and cancer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease)
Migraine and other headaches
Peripheral neuropathies and carpal tunnel syndrome.