Since the first edition of this book was published in 1992, the number of pharmacological therapies available for treating neurological disorders has grownexponentially. This new edition brings the book fully up-to-date, and features PET scans to illustrate brain action, and new chapters on practical therapeutics and clinical trials. INDICE: 1. Fundamentals of drug therapy in neurology; 2. Movement disorders; 3. Epilepsy; 4. Migraine; 5. Ischemic stroke; 6. Management of elevated intracranial pressure; 7. Dementia and related disorders; 8. Multiple sclerosis and related disorders; 9. Spasticity in spinal cord disorders; 10. Neuromuscular disease; 11. Pain; 12. Neurologic metabolic diseases; 13. Psychiatric disorders; 14. Childhood cognitive disorders; 15. Sleep disorders; 16. Therapy of central nervous system infections; 17. Therapies for the neurological complications of HIV infection; 18. Drug intoxications.
- ISBN: 978-0-19-514683-7
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 558
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés