History of Neurology

ISBN-13: 9780444520098 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 944 str.

Stanley Finger

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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

Spis treści

Foreword

Preface

List of contributors

Section 1 Beginnings

1. Ancient trepanation

2. Mesopotamia

3. Neurology in Ancient Egypt

4. Neurology in the Bible and the Talmud

5. The Greco-Roman world

6. After Galen: late Antiquity and the Islamic world

7. Neurological conditions in the European Middle Ages

8. The development of neurology and the neurological sciences in the 17th century

9. Understanding the nervous system in the 18th century

Section 2 Origins of modern neurology

10. The birth of localization theory

11. On the use of animal experimentation in the history of neurology

12. The anatomical foundations of clinical neurology

13. The contributions of neurophysiology to clinical neurology: an exercise in contemporary history

14. Landmarks of surgical neurology and the interplay of disciplines

15. Jean-Martin Charcot and the anatomo-clinical method of neurology

16. History of the development of the neurological examination

17. Cognitive assessment in neurology

18. The origins of functional brain imaging in humans

Section 3 Further developments of the discipline

19. Visual images and neurological illustration

20. Neurological illustration: from photography to cinematography

21. Special hospitals in neurology and neurosurgery

22. A history of child neurology and neurodisability

23. History of neuroendocrinology: "the spring of primitive existence”

24. The coming of molecular biology and its impact on clinical neurology

Section 4 Dysfunctions of the nervous system

25. Headache: an historical outline

26. A history of seizures and epilepsies: from the falling disease to dysrhythmias of the brain

27. A history of cerebrovascular disease

28. A history of bacterial meningitis

29. Historical aspects of the major neurological vitamin deficiency disorders: overview and

fat-soluble vitamin A

30. Historical aspects of the major neurological vitamin deficiency disorders: the water-soluble B vitamins

31. Muscular dystrophy

32. Sensory and perceptual disorders

33. The history of movement disorders

34. The history of sleep medicine

35. The frontal lobes



36. History of aphasia: from brain to language

37. Alexia and agraphia

Section 5 Regional landmarks

38. American neurology

39. An historical overview of British neurology

40. History of neurology in France

41. The history of neurology in Scandinavia

42. Neurology and the neurological sciences in the German-speaking countries

43. The development of neurology in the Low Countries

44. History of neurology in Italy

45. A history of Russian and Soviet neuro(patho)logy

46. Neurology and traditional Chinese medicine

47. History of clinical neurology in Japan

48. History of neurology in Australia and New Zealand

49. Clinical neurology in Latin America

50. History of tropical neurology

Section 6 Treatments and recovery

51. Recovery of function: redundancy and vicariation theories

52. The emergence of the age variable in 19th-century neurology: considerations of recovery

patterns in acquired childhood aphasia

53. Rehabilitation therapies

54. The discovery of neurotransmitters, and applications to neurology

55. Neural transplantation

Index