Books

Sleep Disorders: Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine

Author : Slaton Channing

Subject : Psychiatry, Neuroscience & Neurology

Sleep medicine is a branch of medicine that is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. Sleep disorders are a group of conditions that affect the normal sleep patterns. There are

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Spinal Cord Medicine: Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries

Author : Carson Diaz

Subject : Psychiatry, Neuroscience & Neurology

The spinal cord is a thin, long and tubular structure made up of nervous tissue. It extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column. Impairment to the

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Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation: An Integrated Study

Author : Neta Allison

Subject : Psychiatry, Neuroscience & Neurology

Atrial fibrillation (A-fib) refers to a condition of an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by rapid and irregular beating of the atrial chambers of the heart. In this condition, heart's upper chamber

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Stroke: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management

Author : Robin Deaver

Subject : Psychiatry, Neuroscience & Neurology

A stroke refers to a medical condition in which there is insufficient blood flow to the brain that leads to cell death. There are two types of stroke, namely, hemorrhagic and ischemic. Hemorrhagic stroke

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Symptoms, Pathophysiology and Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

Author : Steven Pitts

Subject : Psychiatry, Neuroscience & Neurology

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that causes damage to nerve fibers of the central nervous system (brain and the spinal cord). It can be categorized into four types namely clinically isolated

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The Basal Ganglia: Novel Perspectives on Motor and Cognitive Functions

Author : Alvina Evans

Subject : Psychiatry, Neuroscience & Neurology

Basal ganglia are a group of subcortical nuclei, of varied origin, in the brains of vertebrates. These are located at the base of the forebrain and top of the midbrain. The cerebral cortex, thalamus, and

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The Blood-Brain Barrier in Health and Disease

Author : Kason Benson

Subject : Psychiatry, Neuroscience & Neurology

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is responsible for the movement of ions, molecules, and cells between the blood and the CNS. This barrier is essential for providing the right environment for healthy neuronal

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The Molecular and Clinical Pathology of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Author : Natalie Theresa

Subject : Psychiatry, Neuroscience & Neurology

A neurodegenerative disease refers to a type of disease caused due to the progressive loss of structure or function of neurons. This whole process is known as neurodegeneration. This process can occur

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Theoretical Neuroscience: Computational and Mathematical Modeling of Neural Systems

Author : Lucio Johnston

Subject : Psychiatry, Neuroscience & Neurology

Theoretical neuroscience refers to a subfield of neuroscience which makes use of brain abstractions, mathematical models and theoretical analysis. It provides a quantitative foundation to explain what

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Translational Neuroimmunology: From Disease Mechanisms to Clinical Applications

Author : Silva Lyman

Subject : Psychiatry, Neuroscience & Neurology

Neuroimmunology is a field that combines neuroscience, the study of the nervous system and immunology, the study of the immune system, into one discipline within this field neuroimmunology. The interaction

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