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Brain disorders sourcebook : basic consumer health information about acquired and traumatic brain injuries, brain tumors, cerebral palsy and other genetic and congenital brain disorders, infections of the brain, epilepsy and other seizure disorders, and degenerative neurological disorders such as dementia, Huntington disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) : along with information on brain structure and function, current research, a glossary of terms related to brain disorders, and a directory of resources for more information / edited by Joyce Brennfleck Shannon.
Author:
Shannon, Joyce Brennfleck, editor.
Publication Information:
Detroit, Michigan : Omnigraphics, [2015]

©2015
Call Number:
RC351 .B735 2015
Abstract:
Overview: Omnigraphics Health Reference Series is designed for the general reader seeking guidance on how to avoid serious illness by following preventive lifestyles and recognizing early warning signs. It also supports the layperson who has received a diagnosis of a serious disease or disorder as well as the family member or nonprofessional caregiver who must learn to care and to cope with the illness. Each volume in the series deals comprehensively with a particular area of medical concern and contains material found in publications issued by the National Institutes of Health and other agencies and associations. Nowhere else can general readers find this information conveniently collected, coordinated, and indexed in book form. Millions of Americans and their families experience the daily challenges of living with physical, mental, or emotional difficulties that result from brain disorders caused by heredity, infection, injury, tumors, or degeneration. For example, an estimated four million people are currently living with the effects of stroke, which is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in adults. Another 2.4 to 4.5 million individuals live with Alzheimer disease, and each year 1.4 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury. Although damage to the brain may result in permanent disability, with appropriate treatment and follow-up care, many affected individuals are able to participate fully in life's activities." Brain Disorders Sourcebook, Mira Edition provides readers with updated information about brain function, neurological emergencies such as a brain attack (stroke) or seizure, and symptoms of brain disorders. It describes the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation therapies for genetic and congenital brain disorders, brain infections, brain tumors, seizures, traumatic brain injuries, and degenerative neurological disorders such as Alzheimer disease and other dementias, Parkinson disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). A glossary of related terms is also included along with a directory of additional resources about brain disorders.
Edition:
Fourth edition.
ISBN:
9780780813526
Series:
Health reference series

Health reference series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
xiii, 688 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Preface -- Part 1: Overview Of The Brain: -- Brain basics: know your brain -- Brain development and aging: -- Brain development in childhood -- Adolescent brain -- Aging brain -- How toxins affect the brain: -- Impact of drug abuse and addiction on the brain -- Dangers of mercury exposure -- Dangers of lead exposure -- Dangers of manganese exposure -- Neurological diagnostic tests and procedures -- Part 2: Degenerative Brain Disorders: -- Dementias: -- Dementias -- Frontotemporal dementia -- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) -- Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) -- Multi-Infarct Dementia (MID) -- Subcortical Dementia-Binswanger's Disease -- Cruetzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) -- Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) -- Current research on dementias -- Huntington's disease -- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) -- Alzheimer's disease -- Parkinson's disease -- Cerebral Palsy -- Friedreich's Ataxia -- Batten disease -- Part 3: Brain Infections: -- Cysticercosis -- Neurological complications of AIDS -- Meningitis and Encephalitis -- Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) -- Vasculitis syndromes of the central and peripheral nervous systems -- Part 4: Acquired And Traumatic Brain Injuries: -- Concussion and mild TBI-- Traumatic brain injury -- Cerebral aneurysm -- Stroke -- Part 5: Congenital Brain Disorders: -- Arteriovenous malformations and other vascular lesions of the central nervous system -- Cephalic disorders -- Spina Bifida -- Part 6: Brain Tumors: -- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri) -- Hydrocephalus -- Adult brain tumors: -- General information about adult brain tumors -- Classification of adult brain tumors -- Treatment option overview -- Management of specific tumor types and locations -- Recurrent adult brain tumors -- Part 7: Seizures: -- Seizures and Epilepsy -- Febrile seizures -- Infantile spasms -- Lennox-Gastaut syndrome -- Part 8: Other Brain Disorders: -- Agnosia -- Chiari Malformation -- Facts about Encephalocele -- Headache -- Memory loss -- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) -- Narcolepsy -- Peripheral Neuropathy -- Restless Legs Syndrome -- Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome -- Part 9: Additional Help And Information: -- Recent research in brain disorders: -- Alzheimer's disease research -- Brain cancer research -- Multiple Sclerosis research -- Parkinson's Disease research -- Glossary of terms related to brain disorders -- Directory of organizations with information about brain disorders -- Index.