International neurology a clinical approach /

A truly global textbook for neurological practice. Neurological disease varies in its presentations and pathology throughout the world. In today's interconnected world, neurologists need to be aware that patients can come from anywhere in the world with presentations and pathologies that may no...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Wiley InterScience Online service
Group Author: Lisak, Robert P
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444317008
Summary: A truly global textbook for neurological practice. Neurological disease varies in its presentations and pathology throughout the world. In today's interconnected world, neurologists need to be aware that patients can come from anywhere in the world with presentations and pathologies that may not be typical of their local context. This unique textbook deals with the differences in etiology, genetics, age of onset and clinical presentations of neurological disease internationally. This is the first book to take a truly global approach to neurological illness. Consisting of 22 sections and 173
Carrier Form: xxvii, 695 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781444317008
1444317008
9781444317015 (electronic bk.)
1444317016 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: RC346
CLC: R741
Contents: Front Matter -- Colour Plates -- Vascular Disease. Stroke: An Overview / Christopher Li-Hsian Chen, Chung Y Hsu -- Transient Ischemic Attacks / Samir H Shah, Bruce Ovbiagele -- Atherothrombotic Disease / Nijasri C Suwanwela -- Occlusive Disease of Small Penetrating Arteries / Takeshi Iwanaga, Hock L Teoh, Jorge A Zavala, Geoffrey A Donnan -- Binswanger's Disease / Dean A Le, Ferdinando S Buonanno -- Brain Embolism / Bernard P L Chan, Chung Y Hsu -- Borderzone Cerebral Infarction / Thomas W Leung -- Dissection of the Cervicocerebral Arteries / Nijasri C Suwanwela, Chung Y Hsu -- Coagulation D
Neuro-Oncology. High Grade Astrocytomas / Olivier L Chinot -- Low Grade Astrocytoma / Martin J van den Bent -- Low Grade and Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma / Ayman I Omar, Warren P Mason -- Brain Stem Glioma / Ira J Dunkel, Mark M Souweidane -- Intracranial Ependymoma / Sajeel Chowdhary, Marc Chamberlain -- Nerve Sheath Tumors / Nathan J Ranalli, Eric L Zager -- Meningiomas / Laurie Rice, Jeffrey Raizer -- Medulloblastoma / Regina I Jakacki -- Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (CNSL) / Deborah T Blumenthal -- Brain Metastases / Silvia Hofer, Michael Brada -- Leptomeningeal Metastases / E