Essential for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and their families, this book is filled tips, techniques and shortcuts learned from personal experience. The author offers guidelines and labor-saving tips that sufferers need to know, including how to conserve energy, how to do more of the things you want, and how to work smarter and achieve independence. Empowering, honest and down-to-earth, this book helps people with MS live life to the fullest. View More...
An essential resource for all stroke survivors and their families and caregivers With more than 300 tips, this useful guide offers tried and true methods for coping with the aftermath of a stroke. Written by a stroke survivor and nurse, After a Stroke provides ideas, techniques, and exercises to help: accomplish daily living routines promote healing and recovery make the home safe and accessible foster independence and build self-esteem turn stroke deficits into assets After a Stroke contains everything families and fellow stroke survivors need to know to live a full life post-stroke.... View More...
With this book as a companion, caring for an Alzheimer's patient can be a far more positive experience than families could have thought possible. A long-time specialist in treating Alzheimer's disease presents the latest successful care and management techniques in clear, nontechnical language. The symptoms and stages of Alzheimer's, are described, as well as what to expect as the illness progresses. There is a section covering the full range of resources for Alzheimer's care available in the community, which can ease the burden of daily care. Also covers what we know of the causes of Alzheime... View More...
An extensive revision of this concise, compact reference in neurology popular with medical students and rsidents. The first section reviews the neurologic examination of common conditions such as seizures and h eadache. The remainder of the book divides neurologic diseases into ca tegories, then reviews each individual disirder. The classic subheadin gs of definition, cause, pathologic features, clinical features, diagn ostic procedures, differential diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis are discussed for each entry. View More...
Depending on your point of view the brain is an organ, a machine, a biological computer, or simply the most important component of the nervous system. How does it work as a whole? What are its major parts and how are they interconnected to generate thinking, feelings, and behavior? This book surveys 2,500 years of scientific thinking about these profoundly important questions from the perspective of fundamental architectural principles, and then proposes a new model for the basic plan of neural systems organization based on an explosion of structural data emerging from the neuroanatomy revolut... View More...
An estimated 5 million Americans suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and live diminished lives in which they are compelled to obsess about something or to repeat a similar task over and over. Traditionally, OCD has been treated with Prozac or similar drugs. The problem with medication, aside from its cost, is that 30 percent of people treated don't respond to it, and when the pills stop, the symptoms invariably return. In Brain Lock, Jeffrey M. Schwartz presents a simple four-step method for overcoming OCD that is so effective, it's now used in academic treatment centers throughou... View More...
This excellent and thorough book by Dr. Perlmutter is a great read for any physician or patient, and provides a very practical guide to treating neurological conditions with natural and safe remedies that have abundant scientific support. The nutritional and oxidative therapies that he recommends are part of a growing wave of scientifically based, complementary treatments. Any patient would benefit from his advise, and all physicians should learn of these treatments if they want to do the best for their patients. Dr. Perlmutter's advice could improve the lives of millions of patients and their... View More...
This excellent and thorough book by Dr. Perlmutter is a great read for any physician or patient, and provides a very practical guide to treating neurological conditions with natural and safe remedies that have abundant scientific support. The nutritional and oxidative therapies that he recommends are part of a growing wave of scientifically based, complementary treatments. Any patient would benefit from his advise, and all physicians should learn of these treatments if they want to do the best for their patients. Dr. Perlmutter's advice could improve the lives of millions of patients and their... View More...
Here, leading neuroscientist Nancy Andreasen offers a state-of-the-art look at what we know about the human brain and the human genome--and shows how these two vast branches of knowledge are coming together in a boldly ambitious effort to conquer mental illness. Andreasen gives us an engaging and readable description of how it all works---from billions of neurons, to the tiny thalamus, to the moral monitor in our prefrontal cortex. She shows the progress made in mapping the human genome, whose 30,000 to 40,000 genes are almost all active in the brain. We read gripping stories of the people who... View More...
Ultrasound enables us to monitor the cardiovascular system and brain responses to treatment in real time; a genuine blessing on the route to more effective stroke therapies, and an invaluable tool with which to tailor treatment when available evidence is meagre. Ultrasound is a vital observational tool, yet a probe needs a scientist to point it in the right direction and a skilled physician to synthesise scientific data with practical management strategies. This book, intended for clinicians who are eager to learn and prepared to observe, focusses on the examination of stroke patients, the int... View More...
The most misunderstood and complex subject in medicine is the hyperpathic pain of sympathetic dystrophy. More common than previously thought, it comprises between 10 and 20 percent of chronic pain patients. Understanding this self-perpetuating pain -- which "never stops" -- requires unbiased knowledge of physiology and pathology. Chronic Pain: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Prevention, and Management is devoted to the subject of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD). The book classifies the different stages of RSD and describes the qualitative and quantitative differences between natural endorphin... View More...
As a professional working in the frontlines of tissue diagnosis and in everyday practice, you need a reference that gives you practical information in an easy-to-use format. Containing over 300 photographs, micrographs, and line drawings, including over 60 color illustrations, Color Atlas of Nerve Biopsy Pathology supplies a clear picture of commonly used techniques for nerve biopsies. You get new diagnostic techniques and clinicopathological correlations all in a framework designed for quick reference and easy learning. Providing all the practical information you need from A to Z, Color Atlas... View More...
Nearly a decade ago, Cutting boldly addressed a traumatic psychological disorder now affecting as many as two million Americans and one in fifty adolescents. More than that, it revealed self-mutilation as a comprehensible, treatable disorder, no longer to be evaded by the public and neglected by professionals. Using copious examples from his practice, Steven Levenkron traces the factors that predispose a personality to self-mutilation: genetics, family experience, childhood trauma, and parental behavior. Written for sufferers, parents, friends, and therapists, Cutting explains why the disorder... View More...
The Desk Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria From DSM-IVr-TR is a concise, affordable companion to the ultimate psychiatric reference, DSM-IVr-TR. It includes all the diagnostic criteria from DSM-IVr-TR in an easy-to-use, spiralbound format. It includes a pull-out chart of the DSM-IV-TR Classification. Changes were made to the following diagnostic criteria: Personality Change Due to a General Medical Condition Paraphilias Tic Disorders View More...
The Desk Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria From DSM-IVr-TR is a concise, affordable companion to the ultimate psychiatric reference, DSM-IVr-TR. It includes all the diagnostic criteria from DSM-IVr-TR in an easy-to-use, spiralbound format. It includes a pull-out chart of the DSM-IV-TR Classification. Changes were made to the following diagnostic criteria: Personality Change Due to a General Medical Condition Paraphilias Tic Disorders View More...
Doing Things shows how to provide a positive environment for persons with Alzheimer's disease by offering opportunities for social interaction and constructive, enjoyable activities. Zgola outlines the ways in which a patient's functional impairment can be assessed; the strengths, weaknesses, and needs most commonly encountered among persons with Alzheimer's disease; and ways activities can be tailored to accommodate them. She offers step-by-step instructions for selecting and presenting appropriate activities and includes cooking and crafts projects, a sample exercise routine, and a sample da... View More...
Designed for neurologists and trainee neurologists, this text is a practical guide to the diagnosis and management of epilepsy. This edition is updated and supplemented with new principles. View More...
An inspirational book by an author who has suffered from Tourette Syndrome for his entire life reveals how the disease has shaped his life, from teaching students to eating in restaurants, offering advice on how to cope with the condition. View More...
This guide describes functional behaviour assessment (FBA), a highly regarded strategy that parents and professionals can use to identify the factors contributing to the problem behaviour. As the book explains, children and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are susceptible to unwanted behaviours due to difficulties with communication skills, social skills, and narrow interests. An FBA helps to determine what purpose the behaviour serves for the individual and the specific circumstances that led to learning the behaviour in the first place. Later on, the assessment is used to develop... View More...
Say goodnight to heavy lids and sluggish mornings Getting a good night of sleep will boost your energy, brighten your mood, increase your productivity, and even lengthen your life span. With innovative ideas that range from preparing sleep-inducing foods and herbal baths to sleep-centered exercises and meditations, Barbara L. Heller offers a wide variety of proven techniques designed to help you fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer. Put a stop to your sleepless nights and enjoy the well-being that comes with a deep night's rest. View More...
