LEADER 04825oam 2200505 450 001 9910813341103321 005 20190911100036.0 010 $a1-78539-445-2 010 $a0-7808-1397-9 035 $a(OCoLC)912325574 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL8XFN 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000421303 100 $a20150702h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aBrain disorders sourcebook 205 $aFourth edition. 210 1$a[Detroit] :$cOmnigraphics,$d[2015] 210 4$d?2015 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 688 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aHealth Reference Series 300 $a"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." 311 $a0-7808-1352-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTable 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 327 $aSection 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 327 $aChapter 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 327 $aChapter 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 327 $aChapter 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 327 $aSection 42.2-Brain Cancer Research 330 $aProvides information about brain function, neurological emergencies such as a brain attack (stroke) or seizure, and symptoms of brain disorders. 410 0$aHealth reference series. 606 $aBrain$xDiseases$vPopular works 615 0$aBrain$xDiseases 676 $a616.8 702 $aJones$b Keith$c(Editor at Omnigraphics, Inc.) 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813341103321 996 $aBrain disorders sourcebook$94080627 997 $aUNINA