DISORDERS OF SMELL AND TASTE
CHAPTER 13 DISORDERS OF SMELL AND TASTE Graeme M. Gonzales, Mark J. Cook The “chemical” senses of smell and taste are the human organism’s means of qualitatively analyzing the chemical…
TOURETTE’S SYNDROME, TICS AND OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERS
CHAPTER 17 TOURETTE’S SYNDROME, TICS AND OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERS Anette Schrag, Mary M. Robertson TICS AND GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME Once considered a rarity, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome is…
AUTISM AND ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
CHAPTER 10 AUTISM AND ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER Bruce J. Tonge, Nicole J. Rinehart Autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are the two main classes of neurodevelopmental disorders that begin…
THE PHYSIOLOGY OF SLEEP
CHAPTER 14 THE PHYSIOLOGY OF SLEEP Timothy A. Roehrs, Thomas Roth Sleep is an essential and appetitive behavior characterized by minimal movement; reduced responsiveness to stimuli; reversibility; and species-specific diurnal…
Pediatric Neuro-Oncology
8 Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Mark T. Jennings Introduction The predominant neoplastic diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) that arise during childhood are categorized as “low-grade” astrocytomas (AST), malignant gliomas (MG),…
Spinal Metastases
14 Spinal Metastases Tali Siegal and Tzony Siegal Introduction Spinal metastases may affect different components of the spine, and the approach to treatment depends on correct localization of the affected…
Neurological Complications of Radiation Therapy
17 Neurological Complications of Radiation Therapy Damien Ricard, Carole Soussain, Anthony Béhin and Daysi Chi Introduction Radiation therapy (RT) plays a key role in neuro-oncology but is associated with significant,…
Pathology and Molecular Genetics of Common Brain Tumors
1 Pathology and Molecular Genetics of Common Brain Tumors V. Peter Collins Introduction This chapter aims to provide an outline of the surgical pathology and the recognized genetic and molecular…
Neoplastic Meningitis
15 Neoplastic Meningitis Marc C. Chamberlain Introduction Neoplastic meningitis (NM) is the result of seeding of the leptomeninges by malignant cells. NM is not infrequent, and is becoming more common…
Oligodendrogliomas
7 Oligodendrogliomas Jeremy H. Rees Introduction Oligodendrogliomas (OD) and oligoastrocytomas (OA), otherwise known as mixed gliomas, and their anaplastic variants are less common than astrocytomas (discussed in the previous chapter)…
