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This resource provides information for the management of disorders occurring during sleep and brings greater awareness to the treatment of sleep disorders, as well as treatments of neurological, medical, and psychiatric disorders.Less

This new resource is divided into sections based on the major peripheral nerves. It contains detailed illustrations of each nerve along with a discussion of its anatomy, followed by a thorough outline of the clinical conditions and entrapment syndromes that affect the nerve, including a list of the etiologies, clinical features, and electrodiagnostic strategies used for each syndrome. Routine and special motor and sensory nerve conduction studies are shown in an anatomical illustration. In addition, each muscle supplied by the peripheral nerve is illustrated showing the root, plexus, and peripheral nerve supply to the muscle and is accompanied by a corresponding human photograph.Less

Autism is an emerging area of basic and clinical research, and has only recently been recognized as a major topic in biomedical research, and is now an intense growth area in behavioral and educational treatments. This resource provides a comprehensive summary of all current knowledge related to the behavioral, experiential, and biomedical features of the autism spectrum disorders, including major behavioral and cognitive syndromology, common co-morbid conditions, neuropathology, neuroimmunology, and other neurological correlates such as seizures, allergy and immunology, gastroenterology, infectious disease, and epidemiology.Less

This resource demonstrates that autism, like mental retardation, is a clinical presentation of numerous different diseases, many with genomic underpinnings. In this ground-breaking work, the authors explain in great detail how to clinically diagnose infants, children, adolescents and adults with autistic behavioral features and their psychiatric and neurological work-ups.Less

This resource discusses the identification of potential therapeutic targets for autism that can be tested in genetic models and hopefully translated into novel, rational therapies. It provides a roadmap to multitude of relatively rare mutations that have been identified as causes of autism and clarifies what is known at the molecular, cellular, and circuit levels. Focusing on tractable genetic findings in human autism and painstakingly dissecting the underlying neurobiology, this resource aids the understanding of the pathophysiology of autism and ultimately to identifying novel treatments.Less

This new edition of Autonomic Failure features numerous new chapters and makes diagnosis increasingly precise by fully evaluating the underlying anatomical and functional deficits, thereby allowing more effective treatment. It provides a rational guide to aid in the recognition and management of autonomic disorders for practitioners from a variety of fields, including neurology, cardiology, geriatric medicine, diabetology, and internal medicine.Less

This resource provides a framework for understanding the pathophysiology of diseases involving the vestibular system, and is divided into four parts: Anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system; Evaluation of the dizzy patient; Diagnosis and management of common neurotologic disorders; and Symptomatic treatment of vertigo.Less

The central nervous system consists of gray matter structures, including the neocortex, basal ganglia, thalamus, and cerebellum, and an extensive array of connecting white matter tracts that allow the integration of the many functions mediated by the gray matter. Neuroscience, neurology, and behavioral neurology have tended to emphasize gray matter function and have left white matter disorders and the essential behavioral functions of white matter relatively unexplored. Individual diseases such as multiple sclerosis have been studied extensively, but an integrated view of the function of white matter and patterns of dysfunction occurring when white matter is affected has been lacking. In this resource, the author redresses this imbalance and provides a detailed discussion of the biology of white matter, the phenomenology of white matter diseases, and the pathological disturbances that affect primarily the white matter. The book discusses how great an effect white matter diseases have overall, contributing to many disease processes and providing the neurobiological basis for many cognitive disturbances.Less

This resource features 60 chapters written by the world's elite clinicians from neurology, geriatrics and research on all aspects of geriatric neurology, and the authors have incorporated the geriatric care perspective and a quality-oriented approach to health care throughout, resulting in the definitive reference for all clinicians caring for older people as well as for those who set policies that affect research and clinical practice.Less

Clinical neurophysiologic testing is an important component of evaluating patients with complaints that may be attributed to diseases of the central or peripheral nervous system. This classic volume in the Contemporary Neurology Series covers the basic concepts underlying each of the testing techniques and provides comprehensive descriptions of the methods and wide range of electrophysiologic testing available for patients with epilepsy, neuromuscular diseases, movement disorders, demyelinating diseases, sleep disorders, autonomic disorders and those undergoing orthopedic and neurosurgical procedures. This text details the role of each study, the interpretation of findings, and their application clinical problems. This text describes the multiple diagnostic procedures for diverse diseases of the neuromuscular system, including: electroencephalography (EEG); electromyography and nerve conduction studies; single fiber EMG; polysomnography; surface EMG patterns, blood pressure, pulse, sweat measures; vestibular function testing; deep brain stimulator physiology; and intraoperative monitoring. It is a practical textbook for neurologists, physiatrists and clinical neurophysiologists in clinical or research practice or in training. Key features of the new edition include fully updated chapters to reflect new research and techniques in clinical neurophysiology; updated images illustrating key elements of techniques and basic concepts; case examples for practical application. Less