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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779181803321

Autore

Filley Christopher M. <1951->

Titolo

The behavioral neurology of white matter [[electronic resource] /] / Christopher M. Filley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y., : Oxford University Press, 2013

ISBN

0-19-932299-6

1-280-59571-X

9786613625540

0-19-993849-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (442 p.)

Disciplina

616.8/047

Soggetti

Cognitive neuroscience

Clinical neuropsychology

Neurobehavioral disorders

Higher nervous activity

Neuroanatomy

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

The neurological background -- White matter structure and function -- Neuroimaging -- Development and aging -- Genetic disorders -- Demyelinative diseases -- Infectious diseases -- Inflammatory diseases -- Toxic leukoencephalopathy -- Metabolic disorders -- Vascular diseases -- Traumatic disorders -- Neoplasms -- Hydrocephalus -- Cognitive dysfunction and dementia -- White matter and neurodegenerative disease -- Focal neurobehavioral syndromes -- Neuropsychiatric dysfunction -- Neurologic aspects -- The behavioral neurology of white matter.

Sommario/riassunto

Behavioral neurology is founded on lesions of cortical gray matter, but recently the contributions of cerebral white matter to cognitive and emotional dysfunction have also attracted attention. The Behavioral Neurology of White Matter surveys this broad and fascinating field from a clinical perspective. Stimulated by recent improvements in neuroimaging, white matter has been carefully studied, and its role in the operations of cognition and emotion clarified by correlations with



clinical observations. The relevance of normal and abnormal white matter to behavioral neurology is apparent in ever