This illustrated book covers all aspects of neurology and neurosurgery including: dystonia, tremor, akinetic rigid syndrome (Parkinsonian conditions), infectious diseases, headache, brain tumors, demyelinating disease, epilepsy, neuro-ophthalmology, peripheral neuropathy, clinical neurophysiology, pituitary, coma, neurogenetics, surgical technique, hydrocephalus, AVM/aneurysm, pain and trigeminal neuralgia, head injury, spinal injury, stroke and neuroradiology.

"The ultimate user's guide to the brain...highly intelligent, straightforward, and important."--Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D.As Seen in Time magazine and on the Today Show"Guy McKhann and Marilyn Albert are to middle-aged people and seniors what Dr. Spock is to babies and their parents. Keep Your Brain Young is must reading for anyone over fifty; it should be on your bedside table."----Judy Woodruff, CNN, and Al Hunt, The Wall Street Journal"I highly rec...

This issue of Neurosurgery Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Guy McKhann and Hugues Duffau, with consulting editors Russell R. Lonser and Daniel K. Resnick, will focus on Low-Grade Glioma. Topics includes, but are not limited to, Epidemiology and Molecular Epidemiology; WHO Pathological and Molecular Classification; Molecular Pathogenesis; Glioma Cell Migration and Heterogeneity; Clinical Presentation, Natural History, and Prognosis; LGG Epilepsy; MRI, fMRI, DTI, Molecular Imaging; Brain Mappi...

Operative neurosurgery made concise, practical, and portableThieme congratulates Tanvir F. Choudhri on being chosen by New York magazine for its prestigious ‘Best Doctors 2014' list.The only portable handbook on operative techniques in neurosurgery, this step-by-step guide offers unparalleled coverage of every major operative procedure seen in daily practice. Concise chapters hold key clinical information on indications, preoperative plann...

This issue of Neurosurgery Clinics will focus on subdural hematomas. Articles will include: Imaging of Subdural Hematomas; Chronic Subdural Natural History; Chronic Subdural Medical Management; Chronic Subdural Minimally Invasive Surgery; Chronic Subdural Craniotomy; Chronic Subdural ICU Management; and many more!

"Whenever there is a problem, repeat over and over: All is well. Everything is working out for my highest good. Out of this situation only good will come. I am safe."In this healing tour de force, best-selling authors Louise L. Hay and Dr. Mona Lisa Schulz have teamed up for an exciting reexamination of the quintessential teachings from Heal Your Body. All Is Well brings together Louise’s proven affirmation system with Mona Lisa’s knowledge of both medical science...

Looking for support with the pain and fatigue associated with fibromyalgia? The Everything® Healthy Living Series is here to help. These concise, thoughtful guides offer the expert advice and the latest medical information you need to manage your pain and lead a healthy life.Inside you’ll find expert advice and helpful tips on dealing with the chronic pain, handling the debilitating fatigue, and solving the various sleep issues that arise due to fibromyalgia. As you deal with these...

An accessible and reassuring guide to childhood health and immunity from a pediatrician who’s both knowledgeable about the latest scientific research and respectful of a family’s risk factors, health history, and concernsIn The Vaccine-Friendly Plan, Paul Thomas, M.D., presents his proven approach to building immunity: a new protocol that limits a child’s exposure to aluminum, mercury, and other neurotoxins while building overall good health. Based on the ...

The cornerstone text on the theory and practice of regional anesthesia and pain managementPresented in full color, this classic covers the theory and practice of regional anesthesia in its entirety, providing practitioners and students with both the physiologic principles and specific, state-of-the-art patient-management protocols and techniques.Recognized leaders in the specialty have filled this richly illustrated volume with authoritative, completely pra...

Having a premature baby -- a baby born before the thirty-seventh week of pregnancy -- can be a crash course in both medicine and health economics, not just in parenting. Parents face complex information, difficult decisions, and overwhelming grief and worry -- with challenges that often extend well beyond those early days and weeks. As an ob/gyn, Dr. Jennifer Gunter has delivered hundreds of premature babies, but as a mother of preemie triplets, she also understands the heartbreak and chal...

From the Foreword, by Stewart J. Tepper, MD:“Dr. Samer Narouze was the first Pain Management anesthesiologist specialist in the US to become Board-certified in Headache Medicine by the United Council of Neurologic Subspecialists (UCNS). It is therefore fitting that he decided to put together a textbook on blocks, interventions, injections, and neuromodulation possibilities in this integrated interdisciplinary area of treatment for head and facial pain…

The Everything Health Guide to Fibromyalgia is a complete handbook to this complicated disease. Written with an authoritative yet accessible tone, readers will find helpful information on understanding the basics of fibromyalgia and learn to recognize its symptoms. Includes helpful insight on: Finding the right doctor; Overcoming fatigue and minimizing stress; Conditions that mimic fibromyalgia; Therapies and treatment; Staying active. The Everything Health Guide to Fibromyalgia helps read...