INTRODUCTION Cognitive aspects of Parkinson’s disease (PD) have been largely ignored for many years. This is partly because of the original description that “the senses and intellect remain intact,” but…
INTRODUCTION Parkinson’s disease (PD) is prevalent worldwide, and the number of occurrences is predicted to rise (1) and is ranked as the second commonest neurodegenerative disorder (2). Traditionally, PD is…
While many aspects of the neurodegenerative process underlying Parkinson’s disease (PD) are now understood, treatments with proven disease-modifying effects have not yet reached the stage of clinical applicability. However, since…
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5 Surgical Therapy of the Temporal Bone Otologic/Neurotologic Instrumentation Intraoperative Monitoring. Surgical Access to the Mastoid and Middle Ear, Grafting Materials. Considerations for Pediatric Ear Surgery. Canaloplasty of the External…
7 Temporal Bone Dissection General Considerations Introduction Specimen Handling Laboratory Set-up Position Dissecting Technique The Temporal Bone Lateral Dissection Topography Cortical Mastoidectomy Facial Recess. Extended Facial Recess Retrolabyrinthine/Infralabyrinthine Supralabyrinthine/Supracochlear Labyrinthectomy…
6 Management of Complications Rehabilitation of Cranial Nerve Deficits Vestibular Rehabilitation Treatment of the Eye and Disorders of the Facial Nerve Management of Postoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakages …
Other Drugs Rick Bowers ANTIHISTAMINES Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and hydroxyzine (Atarax, Vistaril) are the antihistamines most frequently used in treating children and adolescents with emotional disorders. Chronologically, they were also among…
Antianxiety Drugs Julia Jackson BENZODIAZEPINES Benzodiazepines, introduced into clinical practice in the early 1960s, were the most frequently prescribed drugs in the United States between 1968 and 1980. In 1978…
Mood Stabilizers: Lithium Carbonate and Antiepileptics Julia Jackson LITHIUM CARBONATE (LITHOTABS, ESKALITH, LITHANE, LITHOBID) AND LITHIUM CITRATE (CIBALITH-S) Currently, lithium carbonate is approved by the FDA for the treatment of…
