Windows to the Brain: Insights From Neuroimaging - Hardcover

Robin A.; M.D. Hurley; Katherine H.; Ph.D. Taber

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585623024 ISBN 13: 9781585623020

Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 2008

Synopsis

Windows to the Brain is the only book to synthesize neuroanatomical and imaging research as it pertains to selected neuropsychiatric diseases, containing all of the Windows to the Brain papers published from 1999-2006 in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. They provide a basic understanding of how to apply a variety of imaging techniques to the study of adult neuropsychiatric disease and how to use neuroimaging to assist in diagnostic work-ups for conditions ranging from sleep disorders to epilepsy to borderline personality.

Integrated, color-coded graphics present functional anatomical information in a manner that promotes understanding and use in clinical practice, while the text encompasses a wide range of diseases and injuries across the adult lifespan where imaging techniques have contributed to better understanding them. The text is organized into four sections that will help readers increase their appreciation of the wide range of research and clinical applications for imaging in neuropsychiatry: chapters on imaging techniques discuss underlying principles, strengths and weaknesses, and applications; chapters on specific diseases demonstrate a range of investigative techniques; anatomy/circuit chapters focus on particular brain structures or functional neuropsychiatric circuits; and final chapters present image-based approaches to understanding or selecting treatment options.

About this title

About the Author:

Robin A. Hurley, M.D., is Associate Chief of Staff at the W.G. Bill Hefner VAMC in Salisbury, North Carolina, and Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Radiology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.

Katherine H. Taber, Ph.D., is a Research Health Scientist at the W.G. Bill Hefner VAMC in Salisbury, North Carolina, and Research Professor in the Division of Biomedical Sciences at the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Review:

Windows to the Brain: Insights From Neuroimaging provides a cutting-edge slice of innovative diagnostic techniques across a diverse range of neuropathology. It both explains the latest in neuroimaging technology and explains the clincial and research application of these techniques. It is certain to become a "Go To" book as a state-of-the-art reference in the field. --David X. Cifu, M.D., The Herman J. Flax, M.D. Professor and Chairman, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

About this edition

• Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1585623024
• ISBN 13: 9781585623020
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 236