NEUROLOGY OF BREATHING

This concise, clinical monograph is the only reference available that focuses on the neurological conditions that affect breathing and the respiratory system. A distinguished team of researchers and clinicians offer in-depth coverage of all aspects of the field―from its historical beginnings to modern methods of intensive care. They discuss all relevant disorders of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerve, neuromuscular junction, and muscle, emphasizing signs and symptoms, investigative techniques, and treatment options. They also address disorders of the nervous system that affect sleep in both children and adults.

• Offers insights by leading experts in the field.
• Describes the techniques and application of neurophysiological techniques to localize the site of dysfunction in the central and peripheral nervous systems.
• Discusses the incidence, pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnostic studies, specific treatments, and prognosis for each disease or disorder, including Parkinson's disease, head injury, stroke, spinal cord injury, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease), Guillain-Barré syndrome, myasthenia gravis, and many others.
• Provides extensive discussions on the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders in both children and adults.
• Address the management of respiratory disorders in the ICU.
• Uses tables and diagrams to make important concepts easy to grasp.

Eelco F.M. Wijdicks MD is Professor of Neurology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Chair of the Division of Critical Care Neurology and attending in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at Saint Marys Hospital (Mayo Clinic Rochester).He is the founding editor of the journal Neurocritical care, the official journal of the Neurocritical Care Society. He has single authored 12 books on Neurocritical Care and edited or co-authored 7 additional books all currently in print. He has over 750 research papers, topic reviews and editorials to his credit.

Dr. Robert Chen received MA and medical degrees (MBBChir) from the University of Cambridge and M.Sc. from the University of Toronto. He undertook Neurology residency at the Western University, and fellowship at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. He is currently Professor of Medicine (Neurology) at the University of Toronto, the Catherine Manson Chair in Movement Disorders, Senior Scientist at the Krembil Brain Institute, a full member of the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Toronto, Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences and Associate Editor for Movement Disorders. His research interests include human motor physiology, brain plasticity and understanding the pathophysiology and development of new treatments for movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and dystonia. He has published over 350 research papers with Google Scholar H-index of over 100.