Motor System Disorders, Part II: Spinal Cord, Neurodegenerative, and Cerebral Disorders and Treatment (Volume 196) (Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Volume 196) - Hardcover

9780323988179: Motor System Disorders, Part II: Spinal Cord, Neurodegenerative, and Cerebral Disorders and Treatment (Volume 196) (Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Volume 196)

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ISBN 10: 0323988172 ISBN 13: 9780323988179

Publisher: Elsevier, 2023

Motor System Disorders, Volume 196, Part Two, Spinal Cord, Neurodegenerative, and Cerebral Disorders and Treatment provides a comprehensive review of research and best practice clinical management of spinal cord, neurodegenerative, and cerebral disorders. Encompassing hereditary and acquired disorders from disease and accident, the book explores motor control disorders associated with stroke, dementia, seizure, encephalitis, and more. Covering disorders of both children and adults, the book discusses the latest advances in treatments related to neuroplasticity, neural tissue transplantation, and immunotherapy.

Summarizes assessment, disease course, and best practice treatment
Includes hereditary disorders and disorders from disease or accident
Discusses advances in neuroplasticity, tissue transplantation, immunotherapy, and other treatments
Reviews effects of dementia, stroke, seizure, encephalitis, cancer, and more

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About the Author

David S. Younger MD DrPH, MPH MS, Affiliate Professor of Neuroscience at City University of New York Medical School and Attending Physician at White Plains Hospital, NY, has vast experience in both clinical and academic neurology and public health. He mentors students at his alma mater Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He has been Board certified in Neurology, Internal Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) and Neurophysiology (ABCN). He is best recognized as a highly trained electrophysiologist and neuromuscular specialist. For the past decade his work has focused on autoimmunity of the nervous system and the use of immunotherapy and most recently, in COVID-19 neurological illnesses.

From the Back Cover

This comprehensive review of research and best practice clinical management of spinal cord, neurodegenerative, and cerebral disorders is intended for both researchers and clinicians. Encompassing hereditary and acquired disorders from disease and accident, the book explores motor control disorders associated with stroke, dementia, seizure, encephalitis, and more. Covering disorders of both children and adults, the book discusses the latest advances in treatments related to neuroplasticity, neural tissue transplantation, and immunotherapy.

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