Concussion Competencies
This book fills a knowledge gap for those experiencing or managing sports-related concussions. Supported by research, it details the most important parts of ongoing treatment: behavioral management, patient monitoring, and engaging in “active rehabilitation” strategies.
Concussion Competencies from a British Perspective
This book presents essential information for people working with concussion recovery and for those currently experiencing one, especially if it is sports-related. It fills a critical knowledge gap by focusing on behavioural treatment and “active rehabilitation” strategies.
Connecting the Dots
In a world testing our hope, this book shows it isn’t as elusive as you might think. Drawing on the stories of mothers in a conflict zone, it reveals how to generate hope through simple actions—proving that even from hopelessness, our hope can and will be renewed.
Contemporary Neuropsychiatry
This volume explores contributions from cognitive-affective and social neuroscience to mental health and disorders. It integrates translational neuroimaging and molecular neurobiology to explain conditions like anxiety.
Controversies in Medicine and Neuroscience
From the unique perspective of a neurosurgeon and medical historian, this book explores fascinating topics in the life sciences—from historic advances in psychosurgery and neurobiology to the ancient mystery of Neolithic trepanation and the complexities of modern bioethics.
Conversations on Cardiac Physiology
This book corrects widespread misconceptions about heart physiology. It argues that depolarisation can be explained by electron outflow, hypertension is not caused by a salty diet, and coronary artery disease risk is not correlated with total cholesterol.
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery combats leading causes of death. This volume discusses various aspects of CABG, with up-to-date information and practical experience from cardiovascular surgeons.
Creative Teaching Strategies for Pre-Licensure Nursing Curricula offers teaching strategies that engage students beyond lectures. Incorporating the sciences, arts, and humanities provides a holistic approach to enhance student learning, improve outcomes, and boost satisfaction.
Creativity, a Profile for Our Species
A profound reflection on the brain and mind. This book charts the search for talent in the brain, analyzing historical icons from Descartes to van Gogh, and features the author’s unique, direct analysis of Einstein’s brain tissue.
This volume explores how healthcare can be improved by the humanities. Drawing on fiction, art, and history, it offers innovative perspectives on healing, illness, and patient care, showing why an interdisciplinary dialogue is needed to enrich both medicine and the humanities.
This book offers a critical look at the evolution and future of Mind, Brain, and Education science. Drawing from cognitive psychology and neuroscience, it is an essential text for graduate students, policymakers, and neuroscientists in the Learning Sciences.
Radiopharmaceuticals can diagnose, treat, and predict the aggressiveness of endocrine tumors. This book provides up-to-date insights into the diagnostic, therapeutic, and future approaches of nuclear medicine in the spirit of precision medicine for physicians and specialists.
This concise guide to trauma provides updated, evidence-based techniques, practical guidelines, and new concepts from the golden hour to definitive treatment. It is an essential reference for doctors, medical students, and those sitting for professional examinations.
An essential collection for health professionals and researchers on the wellbeing of breast cancer survivors. This book covers key topics including comorbid conditions, lifestyle factors, health disparities, symptom management, survivorship care plans, and financial hardship.
Dark Tales of Illness, Medicine, and Madness
A strange and mordant journey through the world of illness, doctors and patients. A forensic psychiatrist exposes the extremes of human nature in the dangerous relationships between them, revealing medical quacks, murders, and other crimes in the world of medicine.
Orthoculogy is a neurological treatment for nearsightedness, effective for children and adolescents. This book is for parents and eye care specialists interested in treating young myopic clients, and for adults seeking to treat their own nearsightedness.
This unique book by industry experts reveals the complexities of dermatological drug development. It covers topical, oral, and biologic drugs, explaining the unique clinical studies necessary and how to navigate negotiations with regulatory agencies like the FDA, EMA, and PMDA.
Developing a Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
This book focuses on Alzheimer’s and other dementias, exploring the lack of effective drugs. It proposes changes to FDA protocols to accelerate the drug pipeline and discusses new directions in research—offering hope for families, scientists, and entrepreneurs.
Diabetic Foot Management at the Primary Care Level
Diabetic foot complications are serious and difficult to manage. This book provides a concise, clinically focused guide to diagnosis and management at the primary care level. It highlights prevention, at-risk feet, and the latest international guidelines on various conditions.
Chronic pelvic pain often has an unclear cause and a major impact on quality of life. The most successful treatment is a multidisciplinary approach. This book discusses pain abnormalities, various treatments, and delves into the psychological approach to such pain.