Neurobiology of Disease

The second edition of Neurobiology of Disease includes nearly 200 articles surveying all major disorders of the nervous system in both adults and children, focusing on relevant diagnosis and treatments from the perspective of cutting edge clinical and basic neurobiological research. Akin to an encyclopedia of every neurologic disorder, this comprehensive work is ideal for graduate and medical school students, residents, and candidates preparing for their board certification examinations. Each chapter is illustrated with detailed figures, supplemented with descriptive and diagnostic tables, and thoroughly referenced for further investigations. The book's editors, Michael Johnston, Harold Adams, and Ali Fatemi bring their unique expertise in clinical and research neurology to the overall scope of this work. To further enhance the scope and quality of this new edition, the following Section Editors provided oversight of their respective sections:· Movement Disorders- Joel Perlmutter, Washington University· Dementias- David Knopman, Mayo Clinic· Motorneuron Diseases- Merit Cudkowicz, Massachusetts General Hospital· Paroxysmal Disorders- Solomon Moshe, Albert Einstein College of Medicine· Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Disorders- Tanjala Gipson and Deepa Menon, Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University· Neuroimmunological Diseases- Carlos Pardo-Villamizar, Johns Hopkins University· Cerebrovascular Diseases- Harold Adams, University of Iowa· Peripheral and Autonomic Nervous System Disorders and Pain- Nicholas Maragakis, Johns Hopkins University· Neoplastic and Paraneoplastic Diseases- Lisa DeAngelis, Memorial Slaon-Kettering Cancer Center

"Johnston, Adams, and Fatemi have assembled a superb group of section editors and contributors, who cover neurological disease broadly and deeply. Chapters provide clinical overviews, insights into the neurobiology of the conditions, and treatment considerations. The material is well-organized and abundantly illustrated, with instructive tables. This book will appeal to non-specialist neurologists and non-neurologist readers, but will be equally or more attractive to neurology specialists who want to review areas outside their areas of focus. Despite the current tendency to search for material at the 'bedside, ' there should still be room on the shelf for this text." --Robert A. Gross MD, PhD, FANA, FAAN, Professor of Neurology and of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Editor-in-Chief, Neurology Journal.

Professor Michael Johnston at Johns Hopkins and the Kennedy Krieger Institute, and Professor Harold Adams at the University of Iowa, are respected international authorities in pediatric neurology and adult neurology, respectively, with substantial records of teaching and scholarship. Dr. Ali Fatemi who trained in pediatric neurology and neurogenetics at Massachusetts General and is head of the Moser Center for Leukodystrophies brings expertise in clinical andresearch neurogenetics to the editorial team.