The History of Tropical Neurology
Author | : G. W. Bruyn |
Publisher | : Science History Publications |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780881352818 |
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Author | : G. W. Bruyn |
Publisher | : Science History Publications |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780881352818 |
Author | : Jagjit Chopra |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1030 |
Release | : 2015-11-10 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 8131242331 |
Author | : U.K. Misra |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 552 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : |
Tropical neurology refers to those diseases of the nervous system which prevail in between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Developments in speed and ease of travel and globalisation of economy have resulted in large scale migration rendering the boundaries of tropical regions less distinct. Wars, famines, natural disasters and economic sanctions have added to the problem of infection and aggravated the preexisting nutritional deficiency disorders in many tropical countries. This book is aimed at residents, practicing physicians, health workers and physicians from western countries who are visiting the tropical countries.
Author | : Oscar H. Del Brutto |
Publisher | : Elsevier Inc. Chapters |
Total Pages | : 38 |
Release | : 2013-07-03 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 012807969X |
Cysticercosis, an infection caused by the cystic larvae of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium, is one of the most frequent parasitic infections of the human nervous system (neurocysticercosis). It is endemic in most of Latin America, the sub-Saharan Africa, and vast parts of Asia, including the Indian subcontinent. It has also been increasingly diagnosed in developed countries because of migration of people from endemic zones and exposure in travelers. The life cycle involves the development of the adult tapeworm in the human small intestine (after ingesting infected pork with cysts) and larval infection in pig tissues (after ingesting human stools containing the eggs of the tapeworm). Humans get infected by the fecal-oral route, most often from a direct contact with an asymptomatic Taenia carrier. Most common clinical presentations are seizures (particularly late-onset seizures), chronic headaches, and intracranial hypertension. However, cysticerci can locate anywhere in the human nervous system, thus potentially causing almost any neurological syndrome and making clinical diagnosis a difficult task. Neuroimaging is the main diagnostic tool, and specific serology confirms the diagnosis and helps to define the diagnosis when images are unclear. Factors such as location (extraparenchymal versus intraparenchymal), number, size and evolutive stage of the parasites determine the clinical manifestations, therapeutic approach, and prognosis. Management includes symptomatic drugs (analgesics, antiepileptic drugs, anti-inflammatory agents) and in many cases cysticidal drugs, either albendazole or praziquantel. In recent years, efforts have focused on transmission control and potential elimination in endemic regions.
Author | : Stanley Finger |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 971 |
Release | : 2009-12-08 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0702035416 |
Handbook of Clinical Neurology: Volume 95 is the first of over 90 volumes of the handbook to be entirely devoted to the history of neurology. The book is a collection of historical materials from different neurology professionals. The book is divided into 6 sections and composed of 55 chapters organized around different aspects of the history of neurology. The first section presents the beginnings of neurology: ancient trepanation, its birth in Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt; the emergence of neurology in the biblical text and the Talmud; neurology in the Greco-Roman world and the period following Galen; neurological conditions in the European Middle Ages; and the development of neurology in the 17th and 18th centuries. The second section narrates the birth of localization theory; the beginning of neurology and histological applications, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, surgical neurology and other anatomo-clinical methods. The third section covers further development of the discipline, including methods of neurological illustration and hospitals in neurology and neurosurgery. This section also narrates the history of child neurology, neurodisability and neuroendocrinology. It also features the application of molecular biology on clinical neurology. The fourth section describes the dysfunctions of the nervous system and their history. The fifth and last section covers the regional landmarks of neurology and the different treatments and recovery. The text is informative and useful for neuroscience or neurology professional, researchers, clinical practitioners, mental health experts, psychiatrists, and academic students and scholars in neurology. * A comprehensive accounting of historical developments and modern day advancements in the field of neurology * State-of-the-art information on topics including brain damage and dysfunctions of the nervous system * New treatments and recovery methods from redundancy to vicariation and neural transplantation, amongst others
Author | : John David Spillane |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 516 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : |
Author | : World Federation of Neurology |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 1963 |
Genre | : Neurologic manifestations of general diseases |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jean Jannin |
Publisher | : Elsevier Inc. Chapters |
Total Pages | : 19 |
Release | : 2013-07-03 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0128079452 |
Neglected tropical diseases are a group of mostly infectious diseases that thrive among poor populations in tropical countries. A significant proportion of the conditions affecting the neurological system in such countries can be attributed to neglected tropical diseases of helminth, protozoan, bacterial, or viral origin. The neurological burden of neglected tropical diseases has not been thoroughly investigated yet, but is expected to be significant; its full appreciation, estimation, and recognition present significant challenges, as shown by the case of the “silent epidemic” of epilepsy. While tropical infections involving the nervous system are today largely preventable or treatable, as vaccines or chemotherapeutic agents are available to kill or neutralize the responsible agents, associated morbidity – when established – cannot be cured. In resource-poor settings it is likely that many infections will not be treated and will therefore progress into their advanced and severe stages, thus being increasingly associated with irreversible morbidity; this is also the case for neurological morbidity, which often entails permanent disability. Public health should aim at reducing the burden of tropical neurological diseases through interventions addressing the infection, the associated morbidity, and the disability deriving from it.
Author | : Gordon Cook |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 295 |
Release | : 2007-09-17 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0080559395 |
This superbly illustrated work provides short accounts of the lives and scientific contributions of all of the major pioneers of Tropical Medicine. Largely biographical, the stories discussed enlighten a new generation of scientists to the advances made by their predecessors. Written by Gordon Cook, contributor to the hugely popular Manson’s Tropical Diseases, this report discusses the pioneers themselves and offers a global accounting of their experiences at the onset of the discipline.
Author | : Henry Harold Scott |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 682 |
Release | : 1939 |
Genre | : Medical geography |
ISBN | : |