Central Pain Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management

Author: Canavero, Sergio

Brand: Cambridge University Press

Edition: 2

Binding: Hardcover

Number Of Pages: 396

Release Date: 13-10-2011

Details: A fully updated new edition of this definitive, unrivalled, no-nonsense textbook, Central Pain Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management provides new treatment guidelines that aid the reader in effective management. • Encyclopedic coverage of all drug and surgical therapies, including the hot field of non-invasive and invasive cortical stimulation • 26 totally rewritten chapters include expanded sections on deep brain, spinal and other forms of stimulation, and a chapter on the efficacy of alternative and complementary medicine • Critical analysis of all current competing theories, including an expanded account of the leading dynamic reverberation theory which now incorporates a cortical attractor-based model • Clear-cut indications on drug usage, with black boxes for ineffective or dangerous drugs A classic textbook widely hailed on patients' websites, this is key reading for medical specialists and trainees in pain management, neurology, neurosurgery and anesthesiology, as well as for patients

EAN: 9781107010215

Package Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches

Languages: english