Neurologia

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Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2025! For more than 60 years, Merritt’s Neurology has remained a trusted landmark text in clinical neurology, providing unparalleled guidance on neurologic protocols, treatment guidelines, clinical pathways, therapeutic recommendations, and imaging. The fourteenth edition reflects the state of today’s practice, with fully updated content and timely new sections and chapters.  With this edition, Dr. James Noble joins Drs. Elan Louis and Stephan A. Mayer as co-editor, all of whom trained at Columbia University where Dr. H. Houston Merritt wrote the initial editions of this book. Lauded for its comprehensive coverage, colorful and dynamic visual style, readability, and ease of use, this up-to-date reference is ideal for neurologists, primary care physicians, and residents alike.   Contains more than 150 succinct chapters that offer essential information on signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, and neurologic disorders of all etiologies.  Includes a new section on the global burden of neurological disease, coverage of neurological implications of COVID-19, and new chapters covering:  Addiction  Sepsis associated encephalopathy  New treatment modalities of previously incurable disorders, including inherited neuromuscular diseases  New treatments with improved efficacy and tolerability in acute stroke and multiple sclerosis, among others  Incorporation of new emerging and established biomarkers into practice  Helps you quickly navigate the text and easily visualize neurologic topics with a vivid, highly illustrated, full-color format throughout. Many figures and tables have been incorporated throughout the text for quick reference.  Electronic versions of the book will feature a series of new “Need to Know Neurology” video clips that focus on key take-home messages.  The textbook can also be bundled with Merritt’s Neurology Board Review, a forthcoming companion book with over 500 sample board review questions and answers.   Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience  Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone.  Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech. 

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The gold standard of neuroscience texts―updated with hundreds of brand-new images and fully revised content in every chapterA Doody's Core Title for 2023, 2024 & 2026! For more than 40 years, Principles of Neural Science has helped readers understand the link between the human brain and behavior. As the renowned text has shown, all behavior is an expression of neural activity and the future of both clinical neurology and psychiatry is dependent on the progress of neural science. Fully updated, this sixth edition of the landmark reference reflects the latest research, clinical perspectives, and advances in the field. It offers an unparalleled perspective on the the current state and future of neural science. This new edition features: Unmatched coverage of how the nerves, brain, and mind function NEW chapters on: - The Computational Bases of Neural Circuits that Mediate Behavior- Brain-Machine Interfaces - Decision-Making and Consciousness NEW section on the neuroscientific principles underlying the disorders of the nervous system Expanded coverage of the different forms of human memory Highly detailed chapters on stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and multiple sclerosis 2,200 images, including 300 new color illustrations, diagrams, radiology studies, and PET scans Principles of Neural Science, Sixth Edition benefits from a cohesive organization, beginning with an insightful overview of the interrelationships between the brain, nervous system, genes, and behavior. The text is divided into nine sections: Part I: Overall Perspective provides an overview of the broad themes of neural science, including the basic anatomical organization of the nervous system and the genetic bases of nervous system function and behavior.Part II: Cell and Molecular Biology of Cells of the Nervous System examines the basic properties of nerve cells, including the generation and conduction of propagated signaling. Part III: Synaptic Transmission focuses on the electrophysiological and molecular mechanism of synaptic transmission with chapters on neuronal excitability, neurotransmitters, and transmitter release. Part IV: Perception discusses the various aspects of sensory perception, including how information from the primary organs of sensation is transmitted to and processed by the central nervous system. Part V: Movement considers the neural mechanisms underlying movement and examines a new treatment that addresses how the basal ganglia regulate the selection of motor actions and instantiate reinforcement learning.  Part VI: The Biology of Emotion, Motivation and Homeostasis examines the neural mechanisms by which subcortical areas mediate homeostatic control mechanisms, emotions, and motivation. Part VII: Development and the Emergence of Behavior looks at the nervous system from early embryonic differentiation to the formation and elimination of synapses. Part VIII: Learning, Memory, Language and Cognition expands on the previous section, examining the cellular mechanisms of implicit and explicit memory storage, as well as decision-making and consciousness. Part IX: explores the neural mechanisms underlying diseases and disorders of the nervous system, including autism spectrum disorder, epilepsy, schizophrenia, and anxiety.

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Neuroanatomy through Clinical Cases is widely acclaimed for bringing a pioneering interactive approach to the teaching of neuroanatomy. The book uses over 100 actual clinical cases and high-quality radiologic images to bring the subject to life. The third edition is fully updated with the latest advances in the field, and includes several exciting new cases. This approach allows students to appreciate the clinical relevance of structural details as they are being learned, and to integrate knowledge of disparate functional systems, so the practical knowledge of neuroanatomy is not soon forgotten.

Il volume è stato progettato per offrire una sintetica ed essenziale visione di tutto il sistema nervoso periferico

Lo sviluppo dei sistemi elettronici e informatici ha reso possibile l’acquisizione e l’elaborazione di segnali neurofisiologici attraverso le apparecchiature digitali e ha reso l’Elettroencefalografia (EEG) una metodica diagnostica ancora più ubiquitaria e di comune impiego nella pratica clinica. Nonostante l’evoluzione delle tecniche diagnostiche di neuroimmagine, l’EEG costituisce tuttora la metodica di studio funzionale del sistema nervoso centrale più diffusa, utile e meno costosa.Il Manuale Teorico Pratico di Elettroencefalografia si rivolge sia ai tecnici di neurofisiopatologia sia ai medici specialisti nelle varie branche neurologiche.Basato sull’esperienza della Scuola romana di EEG fondata dal Prof. Gianfranco Ricci, il manuale comprende anche numerosi contributi di esperti italiani nei campi specifici, mentre gli argomenti di natura più strettamente tecnica sono trattati da tecnici di neurofisiopatologia.Un manuale completo, in lingua italiana, aggiornato e omnicomprensivo ma anche agile, di facile consultazione, illustrato in modo esauriente e di taglio didattico che, partendo dalle basi teoriche e pratiche dell’elettroencefalografia clinica, affronta le problematiche più attuali, le nuove metodiche di elaborazione del segnale e i più moderni inquadramenti dei patterns patologici in relazione alle diverse situazioni.Piano dell’operaAspetti tecnico – metodologici e pattern EEG normali:aspetti di base metodologici e tecnici - acquisizione ed elaborazione del segnale digitale - caratteristiche dell’EEG fisiologico in veglia e in sonno - metodiche moderne e complesse: poligrafie, EEG dinamico, videoEEG e magnetoencefalografia - coregistrazione EEG/risonanza magnetica funzionalePattern EEG patologici:tutti i pattern EEG registrabili nelle varie condizioni patologiche, primitive o secondarie, che comportano un interessamento del sistema nervoso centrale: sindromi epilettiche - malattie infettive - malattie degenerative - malattie sistemiche - quadri EEG patologici del neonato - disturbi del sonno - coma e morte cerebrale, con gli aggiornamenti legislativi più recentiAppendici:glossario - scuola di specializzazione in neurofisiopatologia - profilo professionale del tecnico di neurofisiopatologia

Il manuale pratico è strutturato in modo sistematico, dai principi fondamentali alla base della valutazione clinica in ambito

The clearest, most concise coverage of one of the most complex topics in medicine—updated with the latest advances in the field A Doody's Core Title for 2023 & 2026! Clinical Neurology, Eleventh Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of basic and clinical neurology in a concise, digestible format. It links clinical neuroscience to current approaches for accurately diagnosing and effectively treating neurologic disorders. Covering all the advances in molecular biology and genetics, this popular guide emphasizes history-taking and neurologic examination as the cornerstones of diagnosis. All information is thoroughly up-to-date and presented as a practice-oriented approach to neurology based on the patient's presenting symptoms or signs. Features: 350+ tables and figures Chapter outlines providing overview of each topic Treatment protocols reflecting the most recent advances in the field Step-by-step review of the neurologic examination

A regional and functional approach to learning human neuroanatomy – enhanced by additional full-color illustrations and PowerPoint® slides of all images in the text for instructors! Neuroanatomy: Text and Atlas covers neuroanatomy from both a functional and regional perspective to provide an understanding of how the components of the central nervous system work together to sense the world around us, regulate body systems, and produce behavior. This trusted text thoroughly covers the sensory, motor, and integrative skills of the brains and presents an overview of the function in relation to structure and the locations of the major pathways and neuronal integrative regions. Neuroanatomy: Text and Atlas also teaches readers how to interpret the new wealth of human brain images by developing an understanding of the anatomical localization of brain function. The authoritative core content of myelin-stained histological sections is enhanced by informative line illustrations, angiography, and brain views produced by MRI, and other imaging technologies. • Revised and updated to reflect advances in clinical neuroanatomy and neural science • Full-color illustrations enrich the text, including many new to this edition • Chapters begin with a clinical case to illustrate the connections and functions of the key material  • Chapters end with a series of multiple-choice review questions • NEW Online learning center will display brain views produced by MRI and PET • Increases knowledge of the regional and functional organization of the spinal cord and brain, one system at a time • Provides thorough coverage of the sensory, motor, and integrative systems of the brain, together with cerebral vasculature • Promotes understanding of the complex details of neuroanatomy needed for accurate interpretation of radiological image • Comprehensive atlas provides key views of the surface anatomy of the central nervous systems and photographs of myelin-stained sections in three anatomical planes • Includes learning aids such as clinical topics, boxes, chapter summaries, and a Glossary of key terms and structures

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La nuova edizione del Bergamini di Neurologia, il più diffuso manuale di neurologia in ambito teorico e clinico, presenta al l