Highly Commended at the BMA Medical Book Awards 2010 in the Neurology category

Addressing the gap in the literature between pediatric medicine and geriatric medicine, Cerebrospinal Fluid Disorders examines the disorders of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pathways from birth to old age, exploring and managing the resultant effects of such disorders on both the brain and spine throughout the changes in development.

This new critical text, in the fields of neurology and oncology, provides a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-science on the neurological complications that arise from the treatment and manifestation of systemic cancer.

The book has 13 sections including new sections such as paediatrics, oncology, hybrid imaging (SPECT/CT & PET/CT) and infection imaging. However each section would be comprehensive with newer examples/cases with correlative/hybrid imaging (SPECT and PET/CT) included where appropriate.

This atlas contains superb illustrative cases and valuable supportive information, together with highlighted teaching points aiding all clinicians in routine practice. This will be an excellent guide for beginners, those in training and also for experienced practitioners. A predicted must for every nuclear medicine department in the world!

The content of the revised edition has been significantly expanded, with 9 new chapters, to address the increased interest in the field of neurointerventional management, and to provide in‐depth focus. The book includes contributions from all of the various component specialities and emphasizes integration of major concepts central to neurointerventional diagnosis and treatment. This new edition includes more diagnostic aspects of cerebrovascular disease of neurointerventional interest and addresses the treatment of disorders not covered in the first edition, including genetic disorders, rare forms of stroke, malformations, as well as cerebrovascular disease in pregnancy and pediatrics. As such, the title of the book has been altered to reflect the new terminology and new content.

Like its predecessor, Handbook of Dystonia, 2nd edition is an authoritative, reader-friendly resource providing a wide-ranging overview of the latest research and developments regarding the pathogenesis, evaluation, and management of dystonia. Five years after the first edition published, this reference text provides an updated review of the genetic factors influencing this disease, the secondary causes of dystonia, including drug-induced and psychogenic presentations, in-depth coverage of the neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neuropathology of dystonia, and discussions of non-motor symptoms relating to movement disorders. The book offers current and detailed coverage of every available medical treatment option for dystonia, including botulinum toxin injections, phenol or neurolytic therapy, and surgical approaches for treatment, including deep brain stimulation.

The first text designed specifically with clinical practitioners in mind, including neuroradiologists, radiologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, and clinical psychologists, Functional Neuroimaging demonstrates the clinical application and utilization of functional neuroradiology for early diagnosis, neurological decision-making, and assessing response to cancer therapy.

Filled with scientific tables and lavishly illustrated, this text is written with an emphasis on surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, and will appeal to all neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists, plastic surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, ophthalmologists, medical and radiation oncologists, and radiologists.