1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462220903321

Autore

Ward Ian <1963-, >

Titolo

Introduction to critical legal theory / / Ian Ward

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Routledge Cavendish, , 2004

ISBN

1-283-64319-7

0-203-85547-7

1-136-99782-2

1-84314-659-2

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Disciplina

340/.1

Soggetti

Law - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-193) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Introduction to Critical Legal Theory; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; 1. Identifying Modernism; The classical tradition; Natural law and political theology; Natural law revisited; 2. The Critique of Modernity; The moral self; Neo-Kantianism; The empire of integrity and the moral dominion; 3. The Politics of Community; Communitarianism; The politics of solidarity; Rethinking democracy; 4. The Politics of Positivism; The origins of legal positivism; Liberty, anarchy and the skeptical mind; Utility and the evolution of legal positivism; 5. Law and the Political Economy

The challenge of political economics; Marxism, materialism and determinism; Neo-liberalism and economic analysis; 6. Politics, Power and Pragmatism; The politics of decision; History, knowledge and power; Critical legal thinking; 7. Postmodernism and Deconstruction; The politics of the absurd; The turn to deconstruction; Pragmatism and postmodernism; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Introduction to Critical Legal Theory provides an accessible introduction to the study of law and legal theory. It covers all the seminal movements in classical, modern and postmodern legal thought, engaging the reader with the ideas of jurists as diverse as Aristotle, Hobbes and Kant, Marx, Foucault and Dworkin. At the same



time, it impresses the interdisciplinary nature of critical legal thought, introducing the reader to the philosophy, the economics and the politics of law.This new edition focuses even more intently upon the narrative aspect of critical legal thinking an

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791189703321

Autore

Wijdicks Eelco F. M. <1954->

Titolo

The comatose patient / / Eelco F. M. Wijdicks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-19-933123-5

0-19-938165-8

0-19-933122-7

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (809 p.)

Disciplina

616.8/49

Soggetti

Coma

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""THE COMATOSE PATIENT""; ""Copyright""; ""CONTENTS""; ""COLLECTION OF VIDEOCLIPS (VC)""; ""PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION""; ""PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION""; ""Part I Diagnosing, and Care of Comatose States""; ""1 A History of Coma: Evolution of Ideas""; ""Understanding Brain Herniation""; ""Concepts and Benchmarks""; ""Revision of a Paradigm""; ""Understanding the Role of Increased Intracranial Pressure""; ""Understanding Localization and Key Clinical Signs in Coma""; ""Decerebrate Rigidity""; ""Fixed Dilated Pupil""; ""Oculovestibular Reflex""; ""Breathing Patterns""

""Understanding the Mechanisms of Metabolic and Diffuse Encephalopathies""""Understanding Psychogenic Unresponsiveness""; ""Understanding the Spectrum of Prolonged Comatose States""; ""Classification of Coma and Major Works""; ""Prognostication of Coma""; ""Conclusions""; ""2 The Neuroscience of the Awake State""; ""Early Studies""; ""The Anatomy of the Awake State""; ""The Chemistry



of the Awake State""; ""The Physiology of the Awake State""; ""Translation into Clinical Practice""; ""Conclusions""; ""3 Neurologic Examination of the Comatose Patient and Localization Principles""

""Definitions""""Locked-in Syndrome""; ""Hypersomnia""; ""Acute Confusional State and Delirium""; ""Stupor and Coma""; ""The Clinical Examination of a Comatose Patient""; ""Fundamentals of Functional Anatomy""; ""Physical Examination""; ""Neurologic Examination: Coma Scales and the FOUR Score""; ""Neurological Examination: Clinical Observations""; ""Breathing Patterns""; ""Cranial Nerve Examination""; ""Spontaneous Movements""; ""Localization Principles and Brain Displacement Syndromes""; ""Conclusions""; ""4 The Clinical Diagnosis of Prolonged Impaired Consciousness""

""Categories of Outcome""""Persistent Vegetative State""; ""Minimally Conscious State and Akinetic Mutism""; ""Laboratory Investigations""; ""Prediction of Outcome""; ""Conclusions""; ""5 The Clinical Diagnosis of Brain Death""; ""Code of Practice""; ""The Clinical Examination""; ""Prerequisites and Major Confounders""; ""The Bedside Examination""; ""Coma""; ""Absence of Brainstem Reflexes""; ""No Breathing Drive""; ""Confirmatory Tests""; ""Documentation""; ""Special Issues""; ""Pathophysiological Response to Brain Death""; ""Organ Procurement""; ""Conclusions""

""6 Neuroimaging, Neurophysiology, and Neuropathology""""Neuroimaging in Coma""; ""Diagnostic Imaging of Brain Tissue Shift""; ""Diagnostic Imaging of Gray and White Matter Disorders""; ""Neurophysiology of Coma""; ""EEG Patterns in Coma""; ""Continuous EEG Monitoring""; ""Evoked Potentials""; ""Neuropathology of Coma""; ""Specific Types of Injury""; ""Hypoxemia and Ischemia""; ""Infarction and Hemorrhage""; ""Trauma and Abuse""; ""Infection""; ""Demyelination""; ""Neurotoxicity""; ""Disease States""; ""Pathology of Brain Herniation""; ""Persistent Vegetative State""; ""Brain Death""

""Conclusions""

Sommario/riassunto

The Comatose Patient, Second Edition, is a critical historical overview of the concepts of consciousness and unconsciousness, covering all aspects of coma within 100 detailed case vignettes. This comprehensive text includes principles of neurologic examination of comatose patients as well as instruction of the FOUR Score coma scale, and also discusses landmark legal cases and ethical problems. As the Chair of Division of Critical Care Neurology at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Wijdicks uses his extensive knowledge to discuss a new practical multistep approach to the diagnosis of the comatose patient. Additionally, this edition includes extensive coverage of the interpretation of neuroimaging and its role in daily practice and decision making, as well as management in the emergency room and ICU. Dr. Wijdicks details long-term supportive care and an appropriate approach to communication with family members about end-of-life decision making.