Hiroshi Mitsumoto, David A Chad, Erik P Pioro

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis presents the most comprehensive, clinically-focused information on ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) in print. The three authors, widely known for their work in this area, provide cohesive and balanced coverage of this syndrome, including the history, clinical features, pathology and pathogenesis, treatment and management of ALS. To facilitate understanding, each chapter is enhanced by comprehensive tables and figures, as well as detailed chapter summaries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 262mm x 184mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 1256g
• ISBN-13: 9780803602694
• ISBN-10: 0803602693
• Artikelnr.: 21957285

Inhaltsangabe

Part One: Introduciton to ALS
1: History, Terminology, and Classification of ALS
2: Epidemiology
3: Functional Neuroanatomy of the Motor System
Part Two: Clinical Features of ALS
4: Clinical Features: Signs and Symptoms
5: Electrodiagnosis
6: The Differential Diagnosis of ALS
7: Diagnostic Investigation for ALS
8: Neuroimaging
9: Course and Prognosis
10: Familial ALS
Part Three: Pathology and Pathogenesis
11: Neuropathology
12: Excitotoxicity and Oxidative Damage in ALS pathogenesis
13: The Immune Hypothesis
14: Hypotheses for Viral and Other Transmissible Agents in ALS
15: Neurotrophic Factors for Motor Neurons
16: Other Hypotheses of ALS
17: Animal Models of ALS
Part Four: Treatment and Management
18: Comprehensive Care
19: Symptomatic Treatment
20: Treatment Trials
21: Physical Rehabilitation
22: Pulmonary Function and Respiratory Failure
23: Speech Therapy and Communication Management
24: Nutritional Management
25: Psychological Management
26: Medical Economics, Legality and Medical Ethics