Brain disorders sourcebook

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813341103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Detroit] : , : Omnigraphics, , [2015]; �2015
• ISBN: 1-78539-445-2; 0-7808-1397-9
• Edizione: [Fourth edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 688 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Health Reference Series
• Disciplina: 616.8
• Soggetti: Brain - Diseases
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Basic consumer health information about acquired and traumatic brain injuries, brain tumors, cerebral palsy and other genetic and congenital brain disorders, infections of the brain, epilepsy and other seizure disorders, and degenerative neurological disorders such as dementia, huntington disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Along with information on brain structure and function, current research, a glossary of terms related to brain disorders, and a directory of resources for more information."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Table of Contents; Preface; Part One An Overview of the Brain; Chapter 1 Brain Basics: Know Your Brain; Chapter 2 Brain Development and Aging; Section 2.1-Brain Development in Childhood; Section 2.2-The Adolescent Brain; Section 2.3-The Aging Brain; Chapter 3 How Toxins Affect the Brain; Section 3.1-Impact of Drug Abuse and Addiction on the Brain; Section 3.2-Dangers of Mercury Exposure; Section 3.3-Dangers of Lead Exposure; Section 3.4-Dangers of Manganese Exposure; Chapter 4 Neurological Diagnostic Tests and Procedures; Part Two Degenerative Brain Disorders; Chapter 5 Dementias; Section 5.1-Dementias Section 5.2-Frontotemporal Dementia; Section 5.3-Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP); Section 5.4-Lewy Body Dementia (LBD); Section 5.5-Multi-Infarct Dementia (MID); Section 5.6-Subcortical Dementia-Binswanger's Disease; Section 5.7-Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD); Section 5.8-Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD); Section 5.9-Current Research on Dementias; Chapter 6 Huntington's Disease; Chapter 7 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS); ; Chapter 8 Alzheimer's Disease; Chapter 9 Parkinson's Disease; Chapter 10 Cerebral Palsy; Chapter 11 Friedrich's Ataxia; Chapter 12 Batten Disease Part Three Brain Infections; Chapter 13 Cysticercosis; Chapter 14 Neurological Complications of AIDS; Chapter 15 Meningitis and Encephalitis; Chapter 16 Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML); Chapter 17 Vasculitis Syndromes of the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems; Part Four Acquired and Traumatic Brain Injuries; Chapter 18 Concussion and Mild TBI; Chapter 19 Traumatic Brain Injury; Chapter 20 Cerebral Aneurysm; Chapter 21 Stroke; Part Five Congenital Brain Disorders; Chapter 22 Arteriovenous Malformations and Other Vascular Lesions Of The Central Nervous System Chapter 23 Cephalic Disorders; Chapter 24 Spina Bifida; Part Six Brain Tumors; Chapter 25 Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri); Chapter 26 Hydrocephalus; Chapter 27 Adult Brain Tumors; Section 27.1-General Information about Adult Brain Tumors; Section 27.2-Classification of Adult Brain Tumors; Section 27.3-Treatment Option Overview; Section 27.4-Management of Specific Tumor Types and Locations; Section 27.5-Recurrent Adult Brain Tumors; Part Seven Seizures; Chapter 28 Seizures and Epilepsy Chapter 29 Febrile Seizures; Chapter 30 Infantile Spasms; Chapter 31 Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome; Part Eight Other Brain Disorders; Chapter 32 Agnosia; Chapter 33 Chiari Malformation; Chapter 34 Facts about Encephalocele; Chapter 35 Headache; Chapter 36 Memory Loss; Chapter 37 Multiple Sclerosis (MS); Chapter 38 Narcolepsy; Chapter 39 Peripheral Neuropathy; Chapter 40 Restless Legs Syndrome; Chapter 41 Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome; Part Nine Additional Help and Information; Chapter 42 Recent Research in Brain Disorders; Section 42.1-Alzheimer's Disease Research; Section 42.2-Brain Cancer Research
• Sommario/riassunto: Provides information about brain function, neurological emergencies such as a brain attack (stroke) or seizure, and symptoms of brain disorders.