| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 321 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The human brain, complex but fascinating -- Alzheimer's disease -- Stroke -- Epilepsy -- Multiple sclerosis -- Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders -- Head injury -- Spinal cord injury -- The brain and cancer -- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) -- Migraine and other headaches -- Peripheral neuropathies and carpal tunnel syndrome. |
| Summary |
Even in this information age, people dealing with often serious neurological problems face the daunting task of finding accurate, credible and understandable information, the essential medical facts. Using case histories as examples, the author, one of the world's leading neurologists, explains the neurological examinations, tests, clinical features, causes and treatments available for Alzheimer's disease, migraines, stroke, epilepsy, Parkinson's and other frequently diagnosed neurological disorders. Known by medical students and physicians across the globe as the editor of the leading neurology textbook, Neurology in Clinical Practice, the author now provides a definitive resource for patients, caregivers and other health practitioners. This book is for anyone who has ever had a neurological symptom, from a headache to tingling hands, and for anyone with a personal interest in how the brain works in health and disease. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Neurology -- Popular works.
|
|
Neurology. |
| Genre/Form |
Popular works.
|
| Subject |
Brain -- Diseases -- Popular works.
|
|
Brain -- Diseases. |
|
Brain Diseases. |
| Genre/Form |
Autobiography.
|
|
Electronic books.
|
| Other Form: |
Print version: Bradley, W.G. (Walter George). Treating the brain. New York : Dana Press, ©2009 9781932594461 (DLC) 2009020021 (OCoLC)318874015 |
| ISBN |
9781932594386 (electronic book) |
|
1932594388 (electronic book) |
|
9781932594461 |
|
1932594469 |
|
