Neurobiology of Disease

The second edition of Neurobiology of Disease includes nearly 200 articles surveying all major disorders of the nervous system in both adults and children. Each article focuses on relevant diagnosis and treatment from the perspective of cutting edge clinical and basic neurobiological research.

Informationen zum Autor Professor Michael Johnston at Johns Hopkins and the Kennedy Krieger Institute, and Professor Harold Adams at the University of Iowa, are respected international authorities in pediatric neurology and adult neurology, respectively, with substantial records of teaching and scholarship. Dr. Ali Fatemi who trained in pediatric neurology and neurogenetics at Massachusetts General and is head of the Moser Center for Leukodystrophies brings expertise in clinical and research neurogenetics to the editorial team. Klappentext The second edition of Neurobiology of Disease includes nearly 200 articles surveying all major disorders of the nervous system in both adults and children. Each article focuses on relevant diagnosis and treatment from the perspective of cutting edge clinical and basic neurobiological research. Zusammenfassung The second edition of Neurobiology of Disease includes nearly 200 articles surveying all major disorders of the nervous system in both adults and children, focusing on relevant diagnosis and treatments from the perspective of cutting edge clinical and basic neurobiological research. Akin to an encyclopedia of every neurologic disorder, this comprehensive work is ideal for graduate and medical school students, residents, and candidates preparing for their board certification examinations. Each chapter is illustrated with detailed figures, supplemented with descriptive and diagnostic tables, and thoroughly referenced for further investigations. The book's editors, Michael Johnston, Harold Adams, and Ali Fatemi bring their unique expertise in clinical and research neurology to the overall scope of this work. To further enhance the scope and quality of this new edition, the following Section Editors provided oversight of their respective sections:· Movement Disorders- Joel Perlmutter, Washington University· Dementias- David Knopman, Mayo Clinic· Motorneuron Diseases- Merit Cudkowicz, Massachusetts General Hospital· Paroxysmal Disorders- Solomon Moshe, Albert Einstein College of Medicine· Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Disorders- Tanjala Gipson and Deepa Menon, Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University· Neuroimmunological Diseases- Carlos Pardo-Villamizar, Johns Hopkins University· Cerebrovascular Diseases- Harold Adams, University of Iowa· Peripheral and Autonomic Nervous System Disorders and Pain- Nicholas Maragakis, Johns Hopkins University· Neoplastic and Paraneoplastic Diseases- Lisa DeAngelis, Memorial Slaon-Kettering Cancer Center...

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Professor Michael Johnston at Johns Hopkins and the Kennedy Krieger Institute, and Professor Harold Adams at the University of Iowa, are respected international authorities in pediatric neurology and adult neurology, respectively, with substantial records of teaching and scholarship. Dr. Ali Fatemi who trained in pediatric neurology and neurogenetics at Massachusetts General and is head of the Moser Center for Leukodystrophies brings expertise in clinical and research neurogenetics to the editorial team.

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SECTION I: Movement Disorders (Joel Perlmutter, Washington University)

1. History of Parkinsonism
   Michael Silver, MD and Stewart A. Factor, DO
2. Parkinson Disease: Pathophysiology, Clinical Manifestations and Course including Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
   Michael J. Soileau, MD and Kelvin L. Chou, MD
3. Parkinson Disease: Treatment, Current Clinical Trials
   Thien Thien Lim, MD and Hubert H. Fernandez, MD
4. Parkinson Syndromes: Multiple System Atrophy
   Melvin W. Kong, MD and Ejaz A. Shamim MD, MS
5. Parkinson Syndromes: Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
   Vikas Kotagal, MD, MS and Praveen Dayalu, MD
6. Parkinson Syndromes: Corticobasal Degeneration
   Sami Barmada, MD, PhD
7. Huntington Disease: Etiology, Genetics, and Clinical Manifestations
   Roger L. Albin, MD and Henry L. Paulson, MD, PhD
8. Huntington Disease: Treatment, Current Clinical Trials
   Charles S. Venuto, PharmD and Karl Kieburtz, MD, MPH
9. Essential Tremors
   Arif Dalvi, MD, MBA, Kelly E. Lyons, PhD, and Rajesh Pahwa, MD
10. Dystonia: History and Classification
    H. A. Jinnah, MD, Cecilia N. Prudente, MD, Samuel J. Rose, MD and Ellen J. Hess, MD
11. Dystonia: Pathophysiology, Clinical Manifestations and Course Including Diagnosis, and Differential Diagnosis, Treatment, Current Clinical Trials
    Jeri Yvonne Williams, MD and David G. Standaert, MD, PhD
12. Paroxysmal Dyskinesias
    Olga Waln, MD and Joseph Jankovic, MD.
13. The Expanded Polyglutamine Tract Spinocerebellar Ataxias
    Elsdon Storey, MD
14. Ataxias: Autosomal Recessive and other Ataxias
    Vikram G. Shakkottai, MD, PhD
    SECTION II: Dementias (David Knopman, Mayo Clinic)
15. Alzheimer's Disease: Pathology and Pathogenesis
    Bradley T Hyman, MD, Beatriz G Perez-Nievas, MD, Isabel Barroeta-Espar, MD, Alberto Serrano-Pozo, MD, Matthew Frosch, MD, and Teresa Gomez-Isla, MD
16. Alzheimer's Disease: Clinical Manifestations and Diagnostic/Differential Diagnosis
    Michael S. Rafii, MD, PhD
17. Alzheimer's Disease: Management and Treatment
    Gregory A. Jicha, MD, PhD and Frederick A. Schmitt, PhD
18. Frontotemporal Degenerations
    Jonathan Graff-Radford, MD, and Keith A. Josephs, MD, MST, MSc
19. Diagnosis and Therapy for Lewy Body Dementia
    Bela R. Turk, MD and Ali Fatemi, MD
20. Pathogenesis of Lewy Body Dementia
    Jagan A. Pillai, MD, PhD and James B. Leverenz, MD
21. Cerebrovascular Dementia
    Rahul Karamchandani, MD and Nancy R. Barbas, MD, MSW
    SECTION III: Motorneuron Diseases (Merit Cudkowicz, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University)
22. Types of MNDS
    Nimish Thakore, MD and Erik P. Pioro, MD, PhD
23. Clinical Presentations