The Behavioral Neurology of White Matter

Posted on March 13th, 2010

The Behavioral Neurology of White Matter
Oxford University Press English 2001-09-15 ISBN: 019513561X 279 pages PDF 17 MB

This unique book examines the role of the brain\’s white matter in the organization of human mental function. In contrast to standard textbooks of behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry that emphasize the cortical and subcortical gray matter in brain-behavior relationships, this text specifically considers the white matter as a vital contributor to cognition and emotion. Written from a clinical perspective, this book is founded on the study of patients with neurobehavioral syndromes resulting from disorders primarily affecting the brain\’s white matter. These syndromes include white matter dementia, focal neurobehavioral syndromes, and a variety of neuropsychiatric syndromes. In the first part of the book, fundamental aspects of myelinated systems are covered to introduce white matter as an important structural and functional component of the brain. In Part II, a thorough review of white matter disorders at all ages is provided, particularly regarding their impact on normal mentation. Finally, Part III synthesizes the collected information into a coherent summary that presents a behavioral neurology of white matter. Throughout the book a major emphasis is placed on distributed neural networks, in which connecting white matter tracts complement the operations of gray matter structures in the production of the human behavioral repertoire.

Textbook of Clinical Neurology, 3rd Edition

Posted on March 13th, 2010

Textbook of Clinical Neurology, 3rd Edition

Textbook of Clinical Neurology, 3rd Edition
Saunders English 2007-09-12 ISBN: 1416036180 1392 pages PDF 54,2 MB

Textbook of Clinical Neurology - 2nd Edition

Posted on February 4th, 2009

Designed around the three-step process used by clinical neurologists to diagnose and treat their patients, Textbook of Clinical Neurology, 2nd Edition covers anatomical localization and definition of clinical syndromes based on history and examination; the use of diagnostic tools to confirm a diagnosis; and the etiology and pathophysiology of neurological illnesses to establish a cause of disorders. This logical and uniform format makes it easy to use for reference and in clinical practice