Autonomic Neurology (Contemporary Neurology Series): 86 - Hardcover

Eduardo Benarroch

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199920192 ISBN 13: 9780199920198

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, USA, 2014

Synopsis

The purpose of this book is to present a focused approach to the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of the most common autonomic disorders that may present to the clinical neurologist. Autonomic Neurology is divided into 3 sections. The first section includes 5 chapters reviewing the anatomical and biochemical mechanisms of central and peripheral nervous system control of autonomic function, principles of autonomic pharmacology, and a clinical and laboratory approach to the diagnosis of autonomic disorders. The second section focuses on the pathophysiology and management of orthostatic hypotension, postural tachycardia, baroreflex failure; syncope, disorders of sweating, neurogenic bladder and sexual dysfunction, gastrointestinal dysmotility, and autonomic hyperactivity. The final section is devoted to specific autonomic disorders, including central neurodegenerative disorders; common peripheral neuropathies with prominent autonomic failure; painful small fiber neuropathies; autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathies and neuropathies; focal brain disorders; focal spinal cord disorders; and chronic pain disorders with autonomic manifestations.

This book is the product of the extensive experience of its contributors in the evaluation and management of the many patients with autonomic symptoms who are referred for neurologic consultation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Autonomic Neurology focuses on clinical scenarios and presentation of clinical cases and includes several figures showing the results of normal and abnormal autonomic testing in typical conditions. Its abundance of tables summarizing the differential diagnosis, testing, and management of autonomic disorders also help set this book apart from other books focused on the autonomic nervous system.

About this title

Review:

This book is a must for any neurologist in practice or research. (BizIndia)

About the Author:

Eduardo E Benarroch, MDProfessor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of MedicineConsultant, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, USA
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0199920192
• ISBN 13: 9780199920198
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 295