Brain disorders sourcebook : basic consumer health Information about acquired and traumatic brain injuries, brain tumors, cerebral palsy and other genetic and congenital brain disorders, infections of the brain, epilepsy and other seizure disorders, and degenerative neurological disorders such as dementia, Huntington Disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) ; along with Information on brain structure and function, treatment and rehabilitation options, current research, a glossary of terms related to brain disorders, and a directory of resources for more Information / edited by Kevin Hayes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hayes, Kevin.

Contributor:

Hayes, Kevin (Editor of health information), editor.

Series:

Health reference series.

Health Reference

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brain--Diseases--Popular works.

Brain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 740 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Detroit, Michigan : Omnigraphics, [2021]

Summary:

Provides basic consumer health information about the diagnosis and treatment of acquired and traumatic brain injuries, brain disorders, and degenerative diseases and conditions. Includes index, glossary of related terms, directory of resources.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1-Brain Basics

Chapter 1-Know Your Brain

Chapter 2-Brain Development and Aging

Section 2.1-Brain Development in Childhood

Section 2.2-The Adolescent Brain

Section 2.3-The Aging Brain

Chapter 3-How Toxins Affect the Brain

Section 3.1-Neurotoxicity

Section 3.2-Impact of Drug Abuse and Addiction on the Brain

Section 3.3-Mercury and Neurodevelopment

Section 3.4-Dangers of Lead Exposure

Section 3.5-Manganese and Brain Damage

Chapter 4-Signs and Symptoms of Brain Disorders

Section 4.1-Headache and Seizures

Section 4.2-Memory Loss (Amnesia)

Chapter 5-Neurological Emergencies

Section 5.1-Brain Herniation

Section 5.2-Cerebral Hypoxia

Section 5.3-Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Section 5.4-Delirium (Acute Onset Cognitive Changes)

Section 5.5-Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy

Chapter 6-Coma

Part 2-Diagnosing and Treating Brain Disorders

Chapter 7-Neurological Tests and Procedures

Section 7.1 | Common Screening and Diagnostic Tests for Neurological Disorders

Section 7.2 | Neurological Imaging

Section 7.3 | Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap)

Section 7.4 | Intracranial Pressure Monitoring

Section 7.5 | Injury Severity Assessment Tools

Chapter 8-Liquid Biopsy for Brain Cancer

Chapter 9-Brain Surgery

Chapter 10-Chemotherapy and the Brain

Section 10.1-Questions about Chemotherapy Treatments

Section 10.2-Chemo Brain

Chapter 11-Understanding Radiation Therapy

Section 11.1-Basics of Radiotherapy

Section 11.2-Types of Radiation Therapies

Chapter 12-Deep Brain Stimulation

Chapter 13-Brain Rehabilitation

Section 13.1-Rehabilitation Therapies

Section 13.2-Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy

Section 13.3-Rehabilitative Technology for Brain Disorders

Part 3-Genetic and Congenital Brain Disorders.

Chapter 14-Genes at Work in the Brain

Chapter 15-Adrenoleukodystrophy

Chapter 16-Batten Disease (Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses)

Chapter 17-Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopath

Chapter 18-Other Inherited Neurological Disorders

Section 18.1-Aicardi Syndrome

Section 18.2-Alpers-Huttenlocher Syndrome

Section 18.3-Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker Disease

Section 18.4-Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy

Section 18.5-Leigh Syndrome

Chapter 19-Birth Defects That Affect the Brain

Section 19.1-Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum

Section 19.2-Arteriovenous Malformations and Other Vascular Lesions

Section 19.3-Moebius Syndrome

Section 19.4-Neuronal Migration Disorders

Chapter 20-Cephalic Disorders

Chapter 21-Cerebral Palsy

Chapter 22-Chiari Malformations

Part 4-Brain Infections

Chapter 23-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Neurological Complications

Chapter 24-Brain Abscess

Chapter 25-Cysticercosis

Chapter 26-Meningitis

Chapter 27-Encephalitis

Chapter 28-Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

Chapter 29-Neurosyphilis

Chapter 30-Vasculitis Syndromes of the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems

Part 5-Acquired and Traumatic Brain Injuries

Chapter 31-Concussion

Chapter 32-Traumatic Brain Injury

Section 32.1-What Is Traumatic Brain Injury?

Section 32.2-Diagnosis and Treatment for TBI

Section 32.3-Epilepsy Can Follow Traumatic Brain Injury

Section 32.4-Life after TBI

Chapter 33-Deaths from Fall-Related Traumatic Brain Injury

Chapter 34-Abusive Head Trauma

Chapter 35-Preventing Traumatic Brain Injuries

Chapter 36-Agnosia

Chapter 37-Cerebral Aneurysm

Chapter 38-Cerebral Cavernous Malformations

Chapter 39-Hydrocephalus

Chapter 40-Stroke

Section 40.1-Stroke Basics

Section 40.2-Stroke Risk.

Section 40.3-Preventing Stroke

Part 6-Brain Tumors

Chapter 41-Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors: Overview

Chapter 42-Adult Central Nervous System Tumors

Chapter 43-Pituitary Tumors

Chapter 44-Childhood Brain Tumors

Chapter 45-Tuberous Sclerosis

Chapter 46-Living with a Brain Tumor

Section 46.1-Newly Diagnosed with a Brain or Spine Tumor

Section 46.2-In Treatment for a Brain or Spine Tumor

Section 46.3-When Your Brain or Spine Tumor Recurs

Section 46.4-Managing Your Self-Care

Part 7-Degenerative Brain Disorders

Chapter 47-Dementias

Section 47.1-Dementia Types

Section 47.2-Alzheimer Disease

Section 47.3-Vascular Dementia

Section 47.4-Lewy Body Dementia

Section 47.5-Frontotemporal Disorders

Section 47.6-Mixed Dementia

Section 47.7-Multi-Infarct Dementia

Chapter 48-Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Chapter 49-Cerebellar Degeneration

Chapter 50-Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Chapter 51-Friedreich Ataxia

Chapter 52-Huntington Disease

Chapter 53-Multiple Sclerosis

Chapter 54-Parkinson Disease

Chapter 55-Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Part 8-Seizures and Neurological Disorders of Sleep

Chapter 56-Understanding Sleep

Chapter 57-Sleep and Brain

Chapter 58-Epilepsy

Section 58.1-What Is Epilepsy?

Section 58.2-Treating Epilepsy

Section 58.3-Living with Epilepsy

Chapter 59-Nonepileptic Seizures

Section 59.1-Physiologic and Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures

Section 59.2-Febrile Seizures

Chapter 60-Myoclonus: Involuntary Muscle Jerking

Chapter 61-Restless Legs Syndrome

Chapter 62-Narcolepsy

Part 9-Additional Help and Information

Chapter 63-Glossary of Terms Related to Brain Disorders

Chapter 64-Directory of Organizations with Information about Brain Disorders

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781803160627

1803160624

9780780819160

0780819160

OCLC:

1251739787