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Tuning the brain : principles and practice of neurosomatic medicine / Jay A. Goldstein.
Holman Biotech Commons RB150.F37 G653 2004
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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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