Textbook of clinical neuropharmacology and therapeutics
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Bibliographic Information
Textbook of clinical neuropharmacology and therapeutics
Raven Press, c1992
2nd ed
Available at 11 libraries
Note
Rev. ed. of: A textbook of clinical neuropharmacology / Harold L. Klawans, William J. Weiner. c1981
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The revised, updated, and expanded second edition of this text places much stronger emphasis on therapeutics than its predecessor and provides state-of-the-art information on the pharmacotherapy of more than 40 neurological and psychiatric disorders. Organised along clinical lines, i.e. by disease entity, the book examines the pathophysiology of each disorder, details the mechanisms of action of the drugs used in treatment, and then integrates this core information in discussions of clinical pharmacology and practical therapeutic issues. Highlights of the second edition include introductory chapters on the principles of neuropharmacology; greatly expanded and updated coverage of convulsive disorders, stroke, and transient ischemic attacks; a new chapter on tardive dyskinesia; and new material on HIV infection and other infectious diseases of the central nervous system.
Table of Contents
- Principles of neuropharmacology - pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
- principles of neuropharmacology - synaptic transmission
- convulsive disorders - mechanisms of epilepsy and anticonvulsant action
- convulsive disorders - the use of anticonvulsant drugs
- convulsive disorders - toxicity of anticonvulsants
- convulsive disorders - status epilepticus
- myoclonus
- trigeminal neuralgia and related syndromes
- Parkinson's Disease
- tremors
- Huntington's Chorea
- other natural-occurring choreatic disorders and hemiballismus
- tardive dyskinesia
- dystonia
- Tourette's Syndrome
- Wilson's Disease
- paroxysmal dyskinesias
- unusual movement disorders
- acute management of strokes
- transient ischemic attacks and stroke prevention
- dementia
- multiple sclerosis
- ataxia
- sleep disorders
- attention deficit disorder
- brain tumors
- increased intracranial pressure
- hepatic encephalopathy
- migraine
- neurological considerations during pregnancy
- hyperthermic states
- heavy metal intoxication
- cheleating agents
- bacterial and plant toxins
- spasticity
- stiff person syndrome
- myotonia
- inflammatory and other myopathies
- myasthenia and related syndromes
- immunosuppressive agents used for the treatment of neuromuscular disorders
- periodic paralysis
- autonomic nervous system
- acute bacterial meningitis
- chronic meningitis
- cerebral abscesses
- viral infections
- HIV.
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