| The Paroxysmal Disorders Contributor(s): Schmitz, Bettina (Editor), Tettenborn, Barbara (Editor), Schomer, Donald L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521895294 ISBN-13: 9780521895293 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $102.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Neurology |
| Dewey: 616.845 |
| LCCN: 2009039047 |
| Series: Cambridge Medicine (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.4" W x 9.7" (1.45 lbs) 226 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The paroxysmal disorders present neurologists and other medical professionals with diagnostic problems across a range of disorders, including multiple sclerosis, migraine and epilepsy. This new English language edition of a compendium of the paroxysmal disorders, originally published in German as Paroxysmale St rugen in der Neurologie, is an informative and practical resource for clinicians, which provides invaluable help with differential diagnosis and management. Fully updated throughout, this new edition comprehensively covers the entire spectrum of the paroxysmal disorders, including sudden falls, headache, vertigo attacks, memory loss, visual disturbances, seizures and anxiety. Each chapter is practice oriented, covering definitions, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, examination techniques and therapy. Detailed guidelines for gathering case-histories, essential for accurate diagnosis, are also provided. Important reading for clinicians, professionals and academic researchers working in neurology, psychiatry, epilepsy, internal medicine and ENT. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tettenborn, Barbara: - Barbara Tettenborn is Head of the Department of Neurology, Neurophysiology and Stroke Unit, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland, and Professor of Neurology at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.Schomer, Donald L.: - Donald L. Schomer is Director of the Laboratory of Clinical Neurophysiology, Chief of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, and Professor of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.Schmitz, Bettina: - Bettina Schmitz is Head of the Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit and Epilepsy Center, Vivantes Humboldt-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany, and Professor of Neurology at the Charité University Hospital Berlin. |