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Tuning the brain : principles and practice of neurosomatic medicine / Jay A. Goldstein.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Goldstein, Jay A.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Chronic fatigue syndrome.
Fibromyalgia.
Psychoneuroimmunology.
Neural networks (Neurobiology).
Limbic system.
Psychophysiologic Disorders--therapy.
Neuropsychology.
Psychosomatic Medicine.
Medical Subjects:
Psychophysiologic Disorders--therapy.
Neuropsychology.
Psychosomatic Medicine.
Genre:
Personal narratives.
Physical Description:
xxix, 560 pages, 72 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Haworth Medical Press, [2004]
Summary:
In this remarkable volume, Dr. Jay A. Goldstein clearly presents both the theoretical and the practical aspects of this revolutionary approach to treating chronic fatigue syndrome and other conditions that have often been termed psychosomatic.
Contents:
Part I Inventing Neurosomatic Medicine: Rewards and Satisfactions Versus Problems and Pitfalls
Chapter 1. The Education of a Neurosomaticist 5
Chapter 2. The Office Practice of Neurosomatic Medicine 23
Bankruptcy Despite a Three-Month Waiting List 23
Solving the Problems and Avoiding the Pitfalls 28
Taking Care of Business 35
Chapter 3. Lawyers and Litigation 37
Sample Pathophysiology of Posttraumatic Fibromyalgia 38
Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin 42
Chapter 4. Treatment Case Examples 51
Instantaneous Neural Network Reconfiguration by Pharmacologic Modulation of Afferent Cranial Nerve Input 51
The Pathophysiology of CFS and Related Neurosomatic Disorders 55
Thyroid Function in Neurosomatic Disorders: Stimulation of Trigeminal Nerve Activity with Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone (TRH) 62
Chapter 5. Case Reports 67
My So-Called Illness: Is It Real or All in My Head? 67
One-Second Epiphanies 72
My Most Unusual Case 75
Bug-of-the-Month Club 76
Chapter 6. Married to a Doctor Who Is Married to His Practice 79
Part II Society for Neuroscience Conference Proceedings
Chapter 7. This Is ... Los Angeles 91
Chapter 8. Neurosomatic Pearls 103
Eldritch Lore About Neurosomatic Therapy 137
Chapter 9. Neurosomatic Neuroscience 147
Part III Pathophysiology and Treatment
Chapter 10. Treatment of Neurosomatic Disorders 179
Abecarnil and Acamprosate 179
Stimulants 181
The Corticostriatal-Thalamocortical (CSTC) Circuit in Reverse 187
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH) and Hypocortisolism 196
Agmatine 199
Cholinesterase Inhibitors 200
Ascorbate (Vitamin C) 202
Amantadine 203
Adenosine 205
Baclofen 212
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) 213
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) 216
Lorazepam Nasal Spray 220
Antibiotics 220
Endothelin (ET) 223
Respiratory Rhythm Regulation in Fibromyalgia Syndrome 225
pH and Panic Disorder 229
Buspirone/BuSpar 231
Thalamic Reticular Nucleus 234
The Attentional Network 235
Clonidine 237
Catecholamines 240
Norepinephrine, Dopamine, Salience, and Attention 243
Dopamine and Reward 246
Effexor (Venlafaxine) 255
Synaptic Plasticity and Long-Term Potentiation in Neurosomatic Disorders 261
The Postreceptor Phosphorylation Cascade 265
The Treatment of Attentional Disorders 267
Instantaneous Neural Network Reconfiguration 274
Other Aspects of Synaptic Plasticity 278
Hormonal Modulation in Neurosomatic Medicine 281
Modulating the N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) Receptor 286
Atypical Messengers 293
Synaptic Fatigue 296
Glutamate Receptors, Subunits, and Synaptic Scaling 299
Neurotrophic Factors 305
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors 309
Chapter 11. Modulating Glutamatergic Neurotransmission 345
Ketamine 345
Pharmacologic Modulation of Sensory Integration via the Trigeminal Nerve 348
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) 350
Kinases and Phosphatases 351
The Nicotinic Cholinergic Receptor 353
Long-Term Potentiation and Depression 358
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases (MAPKs) 365
Gabapentin 366
Zolpidem 368
Lamotrigine 368
Pentazocine (Talwin) 369
Oxytocin 370
Opioids 373
Oxytocin, Hypothalamic Function, and Circadian Rhythms 376
Other Effects of Oxytocin 379
Modafinil (Provigil) 381
Ventrolateral Preoptic Nucleus (VLPO) 383
Lidocaine 384
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) and Dysregulation of Circadian Rhythms 387
Pyrrolidines 392
Fatigue 393
Sleep 398
Conclusion: Closing the Circuit: The Role of the Nucleus Accumbens in Neurosomatic Disorders 443
Diagnostic Criteria from the DSM-IV-TR 449
Treatment Algorithm 458
Medication List: Present and Near-Future Treatment Options for Neurosomatic Disorders 459
CFS Symptom Checklist 463.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-515) and index.
ISBN:
0789022451
078902246X
OCLC:
52041951

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