Neurology: A Queen Square Texbook

Neurology: A Queen Square Textbook, second edition, is a fully revised and updated companion that demonstrates the rapid pace of advancement within clinical neurology and applied neurosciences  A comprehensive and practical overview of current developments within clinical neurology, synthesising clinical neurology with translational research  Expertly edited and written by neurologists, neuroscientists and neurosurgeons working at Queen Square, advised by an distinguished International Editor team to present a global perspective  Introductory chapters summarise the basic sciences underpinning the practice of clinical neurology, including genetics, channelopathies, immunology, neurophysiology and neuropathology All chapters fully revised and updated to reflect the increasing role of neurologists in acute care Includes new contributions concerning major developments in the care of; stroke, epilepsy, dementia, Parkinson?s disease, multiple sclerosis, neuromuscular disease, headache, infections, spinal disease, cranial nerve disease, neuropsychiatry, neurogenetics, neuro–oncology, uroneurology, neuro–otology, neuro–ophthalmology, pain medicine, sleep medicine, metabolic disease, drugs and toxins, autonomic disease, systemic disease, and neurorehabilitationfor dementia, epilepsy, headaches, neuro–genetics and many more INDICE: Editorial Team .Principal editors .International regional editors .Specialist advisory editors .Authors .Beginnings .Foreword to the First Edition .Foreword to the Second Edition .Preface .Acknowledgements .1 Neurology Worldwide: the Burden of Neurological DiseaseSimon Shorvon .2 Nervous System Structure and FunctionCharles Clarke and Roger Lemon .3 Mechanisms of Neurological Disease: genetics, autoimmunity and ion channelsDimitri Kullmann, Henry Houlden and Michael Lunn .4 The Language of Neurology: Symptoms, Signs and Basic InvestigationsCharles Clarke, Matthew Adams, Robin Howard,Martin Rossor, Simon Shorvon and Jason Warren .5 Stroke and Cerebrovascular DiseasesNicholas Losseff, Matthew Adams, Martin Brown, Joan Grieve and Robert Simister .6 Movement DisordersKailash Bhatia, Carla Cordivari, Mark Edwards, Thomas Foltynie, Marwan Hariz, Prasad Korlipara, Patricia Limousin, Niall Quinn, Sarah Tabrizi and Thomas Warner .7 Epilepsy and Related DisordersSimon Shorvon, Beate Diehl, John Duncan, Fergus Rugg–Gunn, Matthias Koepp, Josemir Sander, Matthew Walker and Tim Wehner .8 Dementia and Cognitive ImpairmentMartin Rossor, John Collinge, Nicholas Fox, Simon Mead, Catherine Mummery, Jonathan Rohrer, Jonathan Schott and Jason Warren .9 Infection in the Nervous SystemRobin Howard, Carmel Curtis and Hadi Manji .10 Nerve and Muscle DiseaseMichael Lunn, Michael Hanna, Robin Howard, Matthew Parton, Shamima Rahman, Mary Reilly, Katie Sidle and Christopher Turner .11 Multiple Sclerosis and Demyelinating DiseasesSiobhan Leary, Gavin Giovannoni, Robin Howard, David Miller and Alan Thompson .12 HeadacheManjit Matharu, Paul Shanahan and Tim Young .13 Cranial Nerve DisordersJeremy Chataway, Charles Clarke, Robin Howard and Paul Jarman .14 Neuro–OphthalmologyJames Acheson, Fion Bremner, Elizabeth Graham, Robin Howard, Alexander Leff, Gordon Plant, Simon Shorvon and Ahmed Toosy .15 Neuro–Otology: Problems of Dizziness, Balance and HearingRosalyn Davies, Linda Luxon, Doris–Eva Bamiou and Adolfo Bronstein .16 Spinal Column and Spinal Cord DisordersSimon Farmer and David Choi .17 Cerebellar Ataxias and Related ConditionsNicholas Wood .18 Restorative Neurology, Rehabilitation and Head InjuryRichard Greenwood, Diana Caine, Ulrike Hammerbeck, Alexander Leff, Diane Playford, Valerie Stevenson and Nick Ward .19 Toxic, Metabolic and Physical Insults to the Nervous System and Inborn Errors of MetabolismRobin Howard, Jeremy Chataway, Mark Edwards, Simon Heales, Robin Lachmann, Alexander Leff and Elaine Murphy .20 Disorders of Consciousness, Intensive Care Neurology and SleepRobin Howard, Sofia Eriksson, Nicholas Hirsch, Neil Kitchen, Dimitri Kullmann, Christopher Taylor and Matthew Walker .21 Neuro–OncologyJeremy Rees, Robert Bradford, Sebastian Brandner, Naomi Fersht, Rolf Jäger and Elena Wilson .22 NeuropsychiatryEileen Joyce .23 PainPaul Nandi .24 Autonomic Aspects of NeurologyChristopher Mathias, Gordon Ingle and Valeria Iodice .25 UroneurologyJalesh Panicker .26 Systemic Conditions and NeurologyDavid Werring, Robin Howard and Simon Shorvon .Index

• ISBN: 978-1-118-48617-7
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 1072
• Fecha Publicación: 11/09/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés