12 Medical Complications in the Management of Brain Tumors Robin Grant Introduction Patients with brain tumors present with neurological symptoms in a variety of different ways, usually either to their…
3 Clinical Features of Brain Tumors Lakshmi Nayak and Lisa M. Deangelis Introduction The symptoms and signs of a brain tumor resemble those seen in other focal neurological diseases, but…
2 Recent Advances in Epidemiology of Brain Tumors James L. Fisher, Judith Schwartzbaum and Margaret R. Wrensch In this chapter, we describe recent advances and challenges in the study of…
Chapter 3 Functional neuroanatomy Chapter contents Cerebral cortex Hippocampus and amygdala Basal ganglia Thalamus and hypothalamus Brain stem and cerebellum This chapter examines the functional anatomy of the brain, focusing…
Chapter 13 Parkinson’s disease Chapter contents Clinical features Parkinsonism Pathology of Parkinson’s disease Familial Parkinson’s disease Treatment of Parkinson’s disease Pathophysiology Aetiology and pathogenesis Parkinson’s disease is a progressive degenerative…
Chapter 1 Overview of the nervous system Chapter contents Parts of the nervous system Cells of the nervous system Basic cerebral topography The spinal cord Protective coverings of the CNS…
Chapter 14 Multiple sclerosis Chapter contents Demyelination Clinical features of MS Diagnosis and management Pathological features Aetiology Pathogenesis Neurodegeneration in MS Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the…
