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La memoria y su posible deterioro es una de las preocupaciones de salud más comunes en las sociedades modernas. Nos inquieta desconocer por qué perdemos agilidad mental, así como la posibilidad de padecer en el futuro alguna enfermedad neurodegenerativa. Con voluntad didáctica, el doctor Álvaro Bilbao acaba con muchos mitos y recelos sobre la memoria, nos explica cómo funciona y cómo cuidarla, y cuándo se deben resolver nuestras dudas ante...
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Until now there has been no book giving an overview of childhood hemiplegia for the people who are most affected by it - the children and young people themselves, and their parents, families, friends and teachers, as well as the professionals working with them on the management of their condition. This highly accessible guide provides this overview, giving the background to how and why hemiplegia happens in children, outlining the different approaches...
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Battling a chronic disease can often be a lonely and frustrating ordeal. It doesnt have to be. Alone in My Universe, compiled by Wayne Brown, presents a series of writings from patients suffering from acromegaly. Based on actual personal experiences, these narratives provide a primer of understanding for others dealing with this chronic, debilitating disease that affects many of the bodys systems.This collaborative effort, written by real people touched...
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This handbook of neurological practice in infants is designed to be of practical use to all clinicians, but particularly those in under-resourced locations. Seventy per cent of children with disabilities live in resource-poor countries and most of these children have neurological impairments. This book presents recommendations for investigations and treatments based on internationally accepted good practice that can be implemented in most settings....
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Get the Summary of Christopher M. Palmer MD's Brain Energy in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More" by Christopher M. Palmer MD presents a novel perspective on mental health disorders, positing that they are fundamentally metabolic disorders of the brain. Palmer argues that...
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'Neurology Multiple Choice Questions with Explanations (Volume II)' is meant for medical students, residents and other healthcare professionals. This volume contains 136 questions covering epilepsy, stroke, EEG, acute confusional states, headache and related disorders. Each question is followed by a brief discussion, answer and references. Uniqueness of this format ensures that the reader is able to view a logical flow i.e. question followed by explanation,...
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If you are experiencing severe headaches, brain fog, multitasking and memory issues, or sensitivity to light and sound, mood swings and lack of energy to name a few, did you know this could be caused by a brain trauma? This "invisible injury" that is life changing could have been caused by a sports injury, auto accident, a fall or blast injury, or even chemo therapy of general anesthesia. These are all forms of brain trauma and concussion.
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This book is written to assist those who have responsibility for the nutritional and gastrointestinal care of children with neurodisability. The emphasis throughout is on the importance of multidisciplinary care. It is concerned with the problems surrounding the nutritional management of children with neurological impairment who have difficulty swallowing and feeding. Written from a multidisciplinary perspective by a group of authors with considerable...
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Aprendemos y educamos desde la conexión, tanto a nivel cognitivo como emocional. A partir de los avances en neurociencia y pedagogía y la experiencia docente de sus autores, este libro ofrece ideas, estrategias y propuestas prácticas y novedosas para mejorar aspectos que tienen que ver directamente con la personalidad, la comunicación, el desarrollo físico, cognitivo y emocional. Con el objetivo de favorecer la práctica docente, mejorar la labor...
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A behind-the-scenes view of cutting-edge medical research and discoveries that are helping people with disabilities regain control, this book is an insightful look into the possibilities of technology and the associated ethical, political, social, and financial controversies. After he was stabbed and paralyzed from the neck down, Matthew Nagle, a former high school football star, made scientific history when neurosurgeons implanted microelectrodes...
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Ya conoces el final de esta historia: el final eres tú. Un resultado único e irrepetible entre los millones de variantes posibles, una casualidad extraordinaria. Desde aquella célula inicial formada por los gametos de tus padres, son muchos los acontecimientos biológicos y biográficos que te han convertido en el adulto que eres ahora. Este largo proceso se
conoce como "neurodesarrollo", y en este libro se desgranan sus claves.
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Despite the rapid advances in medical science, the majority of people who visit a doctor have medically unexplained symptoms (MUS), symptoms that remain a mystery despite extensive diagnostic studies. The most common MUS are back pain, abdominal pain, headache, fatigue, and dizziness. This book addresses the obstacles of managing people with MUS in our modern-day society from both a historical and contemporary perspective.
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Book Preview: #1 DNA had a lackluster start in the scientific world. It was only discovered in 1944, by Dr. Oswald Avery, who was a nearly retired Canadian bacteriologist with a wide forehead and a narrow chin. He was a drably dressed creature of habit.
#2 Avery's experiment proved that DNA was the long-sought-after molecule that conferred hereditary traits. With only four nucleotides...
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Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures. The symptoms of epilepsy can vary widely from person to person, and the type and intensity of seizures can also differ. Here are some general symptoms associated with epilepsy:
Seizures: The hallmark symptom of epilepsy is the occurrence of seizures. Seizures can manifest in different ways, and there are several types, including:
Generalized seizures:
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Comment traite-t-on la maladie? Quelle est son évolution? Comment la prévient-on? Découvrez les dernières avancées en matière de prévention et de traitement de la maladie d'Alzheimer. L'une des questions les plus importantes que l'on se pose face à une maladie, quelle qu'elle soit, est de savoir comment l'affronter, c'est-à-dire si des remèdes existent et quels sont les traitements. À cet égard, des progrès ont lieu constamment dans le...
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What are the symptoms? How is it diagnosed? How many people is affected by it? Learn the latest research about the disease of Alzheimer Every day there are new discoveries about the disease of Alzheimer, but these usually are available for specialists and academics in the topic. This book aims to resolve this problem and show the latest advances about the disease of Alzheimer. Objective: The objective of the e-book is to serve as a first approximation...
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Have you ever
-Wondered how to deal with a family that repeatedly fails to keep clinic appointments?
-Disagreed with colleagues over a proposed course of treatment for a child?
-Considered ways to 'bump' a child on a waiting to speed up their assessment?
These are a few of the scenarios faced by clinicians in neurodisability on a daily basis. Ethics in Child Health explores the ethical dimensions of these issues that have either been ignored...
40) Movement Difficulties in Developmental Disorders: Practical Guidelines for Assessment and Management
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This book presents the latest evidence-based approaches to assessing and managing movement disorders in children. Uniquely, the authors have chosen to examine not just children with developmental coordination disorder, but also children with movement difficulties as a co-occurring secondary characteristic of another development disorder, including Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Specific language Impairment and...
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