Neuroscience for Neurologists by Patrick F Chinnery Hardcover - 250 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# DA-NEU1 $116.30 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9781860946578

The last decade has seen major advances in our understanding of the basic scientific principles that underpin clinical neurology. Many of these advances have already had a major impact on routine clinical practice, and this is likely to continue in the future. Although this makes it an exciting time to practice neurology, it also presents new challenges. How can established general neurologists keep up-to-date with clinically relevant scientific advances, and how can the specialist remain competent outside his own field? What should trainee neurologists learn to prepare themselves for the future career?

Written by experts in the field, this timely book presents the scientific principles behind neurology. It aims to take the reader from the human genome, through gene expression, to molecular and cellular pathology, and subsequently to contemporary clinical investigations and clinical trials. Each contribution includes a discussion about the future of the field and highlights areas of potential growth and their relevance to routine clinical practice over the next decade. The succinctly written chapters will be easily accessible to both neurologists and trainees who have no expertise in the area.

Many of the chapters are co-written by a clinician and a basic scientist, and each has been subject to peer review - both by experts in the field and a "jobbing" general neurologist. This has ensured that the contributions reflect contemporary scientific thinking which is presented in a way that is easy to digest. The book includes generous use of diagrams to help explain difficult concepts, a glossary explaining the terminology, and provides information on links to web-based resources for further information.

• A single volume describing the scientific principles that underpin the clinical practice of neurology from experts in each field
• Covers a broad range of topics from the human genome, through gene expression, to molecular and cellular pathology, and subsequently to contemporary clinical investigations and clinical trials
• Succinct chapters that will be easily accessible by neurologists and trainees who have no expertise in the area

The Clinical Neurophysiology Primer plus CD-ROM by Andrew S. Blum, and Seward B. Rutkove Hardcover - 526 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# DA-NEU3 $140.85 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN: 9780896039964

The Clinical Neurophysiology Primer presents a broad yet focused treatment
of central topics in the field of clinical neurophysiology.

This volume was inspired by the clinical neurophysiology lecture series at Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center and Rhode Island Hospital, where faculty and trainees at these renowned teaching hospitals participate in a lecture series over the course of the academic year.

Much like the lecture series, The Clinical Neurophysiology Primer is designed to acquaint trainees with the essential elements of clinical neurophysiology.

Contents:
Basic Electronics in Clinical Neurophysiology. Basic CNS Physiology and Cortical Basis of EEG. Ions,
Membrane Potentials and Electrical Properties of Nerves. Introduction to Volume Conduction. The
Normal EEG in an Adult. Activation of the EEG. Normal Variant EEG Patterns. Epileptiform Abnormalities. Focal and Generalized Slowing, Coma and Brain Death. Normal Pediatric EEG. Pediatric EEG Abnormalities. Neurophysiology of Nerve Conduction Studies. Technical, Physiological, and Anatomical
Considerations in Nerve Conduction Studies. Introduction to the Needle Electrode Examination. Mononeuropathies of the Upper and Lower Extremity. Electrophysiology of Polyneuropathy. Radiculopathy and Motor Neuron Disorders. Electrophysiology and Brachial and Lumbosacral Plexopathies. Evaluation of the Cranial Nerves.- Electrophysiology of Myopathy: Approach to the Patient with Myopathy in the EMG Laboratory. Neurophysiology of Neuromuscular Transmission and Disorders. Pediatric Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography. Polysomnography and Sleep Disorders. Autonomic Nervous System Testing. Visual Evoked Potentials. Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials. Somatosensory Evoked Potentials. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.

Neuroimmunology of Sleep by S.R. Pandi-Perumal, Daniel P. Cardinali and Georgios Chrousos (Eds.) Hardcover - 362 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# DA-NEU4 $204.50 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN: 9780387691442

Specifically addresses the neuroimmunology of sleep

During the last few decades, Sleep Medicine and Science, and many of their diverse aspects, have emerged as areas of intense medical and scientific interest. Of these, Sleep and Neuroimmunology are highly interlinked and inherently fascinating which cut across many behavioral states, touches all facets of human health and wellbeing. Elucidating the roles of immune substances and cells in Central Nervous System functions and their critical relationships in immune mechanisms in health and diseases across behavioral states.

As one of the first of its kind, this Neuroimmunology of Sleep volume provides an introduction to the interphase between Sleep and Neuroimmunology. Written both from a basic and a clinical perspective, the volume contains useful information to many biomedical professionals and students of the human biology. This informative and forward-looking volume will be valuable to sleep researchers, neuroimmunologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, neurologists and all those physicians or health care professionals who evaluate and treat patients with sleep problems. In addition, this volume will be helpful to medical students and clinicians of various disciplines who want to get an overall grasp of the Neuroimmunology of sleep field.

Science of Addiction: From Neurobiology to Treatment by Carlton K. Erickson Hardcover - 288 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-NEU1 $ 39.95 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9780393704631

A leading addictions specialist presents information about the neurobiology of drug and alcohol addictions and how individuals with addictions respond to various therapies. The strong focus on the most commonly addictive drugs - alcohol, nicotine, cocaine, heroin - as well as others, ensures wide coverage of this issue.

The Genius Engine: Where Memory, Reason, Passion, Violence, and Creativity Intersect in the Human Brain by Kathleen Stein Hardcover - 304 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-NEU2 $ 34.50 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9780471262398

A spellbinding journey to the frontiers of neuroscience!

In The Genius Engine, acclaimed science editor and writer Kathleen Stein takes an enthralling in-depth look at the PFC, the site of our working memory, impulse control, reason, perception, decision making, and emotional processing -all the things that comprise our human genius.

The PFC differs widely among individuals, as much as fingerprints. At its best, the PFC determines how you'll respond to an off-color joke and what makes you grouchy. It's what guides you to comfort a friend in need and discern between sarcasm and irony. It enables you to act today in light of actions that occurred in the past, and predict how to act tomorrow. But an improperly functioning PFC can trigger personality changes, murderous rage, lapses in judgment, and inability to plan or perceive the consequences of one's acts - in sum, the myriad problems facing our society today.

The Genius Engine delves deep into the human mind to unravel the mysteries that lie within the prefrontal cortex, the neural territory that defines what it is to be human.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments.
Brain Maps and Matrices Diagram.
Introduction.

1. Memory: The DNA of Consciousness.
2. Reason: Logic, Laughter, and Looking Within.
3. Passion: In Cold Blood?
4. Violence: Morality and the Minds of the Killers.
5. Creativity: Art as a Window into the Brain.
6. Silicon Minds: The Rise of Machine Genius.

Notes.
Index.

Model Organisms in Spinal Cord Regeneration by Catherina G. Becker, and Thomas Becker Hardcover - 423 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-NEU3 $233.60 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9783527315048

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview for students, clinicians and researchers planning to enter the field of neural regeneration, combining the latest knowledge with an understanding of all important model organisms in one handy volume. By covering the strengths and weaknesses as well as possible applications of different models it saves researchers both time and resources in their choice of the appropriate model organism. An equally valuable introduction for the novice planning to enter the field.

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What's Wrong With My Mouse: Behavioral of Phenotyping Transgenic and Knockout Mice (Ed.2) by Jacqueline N. Crawley Hardcover - 523 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-NEU4 $117.20 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9780471471929

This new edition of What’s Wrong With My Mouse? continues to provide the most thorough overview of mutant mouse technology and a readable introduction to the field of behavioural neuroscience as applied to behavioural phenotyping of transgenic and knockout mice. Written in the same engaging, lively manner that is a trademark of the first edition, it has been fully updated to reflect the latest advances, from widespread use of conditional promoters and inducible systems to the applications of micro arrays and proteomics. It also addresses the rapid developments in gene delivery technology, rescue techniques, stem cell transplantation, and knockdown and knock-in approaches. It discusses the many exciting new-targeted gene mutation models of human diseases that have been adopted by pharmaceutical companies for molecular screening and drug discovery research.

New to the Second Edition:

• A chapter on Developmental and Neurodegenerative Diseases, covering mental retardation and inborn errors of metabolism through to Alzheimer's disease and stroke
• Practical recommendations for choosing tasks to evaluate a new mutant line, including complete guidelines for high-throughput screening
• Expanded discussion of the latest studies in learning and memory, autism and social phobias, olfaction, drug addiction, withdrawal, and spinal cord injury
• Numerous figures showing new behavioural tests, equipment, and data

From the reviews of the First Edition:

"this valuable book…is a must have and must read book for anyone planning to enter the field of mouse behavioral analysis." GENES, BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR

"I would recommend that every behavioral scientist has at least two copies, one for their own use and one that will be on permanent loan to their students, post-doctoral students and colleagues in molecular biology." TRENDS IN PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Table of Contents:

Preface.

Chapter 1. Designer Mice.
Chapter 2. Of Unicorns and Chimeras.
Chapter 3. General Health.
Chapter 4. Motor Functions.
Chapter 5. Sensory Abilities.
Chapter 6. Learning and Memory.
Chapter 7. Feeding and Drinking.
Chapter 8. Reproductive Behaviors.
Chapter 9. Social Behaviors.
Chapter 10. Emotional Behaviors.
Chapter 11. Reward.
Chapter 12. The Next Generation.
Chapter 13. Putting It All Together.
Chapter 14. The Next Generation.

Bibliography.

On Call Neurology 3e, On Call Series by Randolph S. Marshall, and Stephen A. Mayer Softcover - 528 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-NEU1 $ 54.55 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9781416023753

Be on call with confidence! Successfully managing on-call situations requires a masterful combination of speed, skill, and knowledge. The pocket-sized titles in the On Call series provide you with immediate access to the vital, step-by-step information you need to rise to the occasion! When you’re on call...alone... in the middle of the night...they’re your answer books for what to do and how to do it quickly - from diagnosing a difficult or life-threatening situation to prescribing the right medication.

Key Features:
1. Provides easy-to-reference, specialty-specific guidance on how to manage problems that arise while on call without direct supervision.
2. Catalogues the calls you are most likely to receive and provides you with the questions you should ask to assess the urgency of each situation.
3. Details the ideal approach to diagnose and manage patients, communicate with colleagues and families, and avoid common mistakes for every call.
4. Reviews the temporary orders appropriate for each call, as well as the general protocol, and the major threats to life you must consider before arriving at
bedside.
5. Includes a comprehensive collection of differential diagnoses and a detailed formulary of commonly used medications - a quick, alphabetically arranged
reference for indications, drug dosages, routes of administration, side effects, contraindications, and modes of action.

Patient-Related Problems: The Common Calls

4. Seizures and Status Epilepticus
5. Stupor and Coma
6. Acute Stroke
7. Spinal Cord Compression
8. Delirium
9. Head Injury
10. Ataxia and Gait Failure
11. Acute Visual Disturbances
12. Increased Intracranial Pressure
13. Dizziness and Vertigo
14. Headache
15. Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure
16. Syncope
17. Pain Syndromes
18. Amnesia and Dementia
19. Brain Death
20. Nerve and Muscle Diseases
21. Demyelinating and Inflammatory Disorders of the Central Nervous System
22. Infections of the Central Nervous System
23. Neuro-oncology
24. Cerebrovascular Disease
25. Movement Disorders
26. Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
27. Pediatric Neurologic Emergencies
Appendices
A-1. Muscles of the Neck and Brachial Plexus
A-2. Muscles of the Perineum and Lumbosacral Plexus
A-3. Brachial Plexus
A-4. Lumbar Plexus
A-5. Sensory Dermatome Map
A-6. Mini-Mental State Examination
A-7. Surface Map of the Brain
A-8. Nuclei of the Brainstem
A-9. Surface Anatomy of the Brainstem
B. On-Call Formulary: Commonly Prescribed Medications in Neurology
Index