The Dana Guide to Brain Health

by Bloom, Floyd E.; Beal, M. Flint; Kupfer, David J.

• ISBN13: 9781932594102
• ISBN10: 1932594108
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-10
• Publisher: Dana Pr

Summary

The only complete, authoritative, family-friendly guide to the brain's development, health, and disorders, The Dana Guide to Brain Health offers not only ready reference to our latest understanding of brain diseases but also information to help you participate in your family's care. Here is your essential brain information along with practical, health-preserving advice. Use it to help you understand exciting new science on the following topics and many more: How the Brain Works, Early Brain Development, The Adolescent Brain, The Brain in Adult Life and Normal Aging, Disorders and Diseases, ADHD, Alzheimer's disease, Anxiety and Panic Disorders, Attention and Motivation, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Brain Trauma, Brain Tumors, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Pain, Dementia, Depression, Dyslexia, Learning and Memory, Migraines, Multiple Sclerosis, Nutritional Disorders, Parkinson's disease, Sleep Disorders, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Temperament.

Author Biography

Floyd E. Bloom is the former chairman of the Department of Neuropharmacology at the Scripps Research Institute in California, a past chairman of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the former editor-in-chief of Science. M. Flint Beal is neurologist-in-chief of the New York Presbyterian Hospital and chairman of the Department of Neurology and Neuroscience at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. David J. Kupfer is the Thomas Detre Professor and chairman of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Medical Director of the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic.
 

Table of Contents

Using Our Heads: A Foreword	xiii
William Safire
Introduction: Welcome to Your Brain	xvii
How to Read This Book	xxi
Contributors	xxiii
Your Brain: A Primer	xxxii
PART I Understanding Your Brain
How to Think About the Brain	3	(11)
How We Know: Learning the Secrets of the Brain	14	(17)
Basic Brain Care: Protecting Your Mental Capital	31	(10)
The Brain-Body Loop	41	(20)
PART II Your Brain Through Life
Prenatal Development	61	(22)
Brain Development in Childhood	83	(19)
The Adolescent Brain	102	(14)
The Brain in Adult Life and Normal Aging	116	(19)
PART III The Healthy Brain
The Body Manager	135	(44)
The Major Senses: Sight, Hearing, Taste, Smell, and Touch	136	(6)
Body Regulation	142	(8)
Basic Drives: Eating, Sleeping, and Sex	150	(8)
Movement, Balance, and Coordination	158	(7)
Pain Perception	165	(6)
Consciousness	171	(8)
Emotions and Social Function	179	(21)
Emotions	180	(5)
Inhibition and Control	185	(5)
Temperament	190	(6)
Attention and Motivation	196	(4)
Learning, Thinking, and Remembering	200	(47)
Decision Making and Planning	201	(9)
Intelligence	210	(7)
Learning and Memory	217	(9)
Speech, Language, and Reading	226	(6)
Visualization and Navigation	232	(4)
Creativity, Talents, and Skills	236	(11)
PART IV Conditions of the Brain and Nervous System
Conditions That Appear in Childhood	247	(59)
Dyslexia	248	(6)
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	254	(5)
Mental Retardation	259	(6)
Cerebral Palsy	265	(5)
Autism	270	(8)
Metabolic Diseases	278	(6)
Neurofibromatosis	284	(4)
Hydrocephalus	288	(5)
Spina Bifida	293	(5)
Tumors of Childhood	298	(8)
Disorders of the Senses and Body Function	306	(56)
Sleep Disorders	307	(8)
Narcolepsy	315	(4)
Epilepsy and Seizures	319	(8)
Dizziness and Vertigo	327	(5)
Seeing Problems	332	(9)
Hearing Problems	341	(6)
Smelling and Tasting Problems	347	(5)
Autonomic Disorders	352	(5)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	357	(5)
Emotional and Control Disorders	362	(72)
Depression	363	(8)
Anxiety and Panic	371	(5)
Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder)	376	(3)
Obsessive--Compulsive Disorder	379	(6)
Bipolar Disorder	385	(5)
Schizophrenia	390	(4)
Borderline Personality Disorder	394	(5)
Eating Disorders	399	(6)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	405	(4)
Substance Abuse and Addiction	409	(10)
Alcoholism	419	(7)
Violence and Aggression	426	(3)
Suicidal Feelings	429	(5)
Infectious and Autoimmune Disorders	434	(42)
Multiple Scierosis	435	(9)
Shingles/Herpes Zoster	444	(4)
Neurological Complications of AIDS	448	(5)
Lyme Disease	453	(5)
Meningitis	458	(4)
Viral Encephalitis	462	(6)
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease	468	(3)
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus	471	(5)
Disorders of Movement and Muscles	476	(63)
Parkinson's Disease	477	(7)
Parkinsonism Plus	484	(6)
Tremors	490	(4)
Dystonia, Spasms, and Cramps	494	(3)
Tourette's Syndrome and Tics	497	(4)
Ataxia	501	(4)
Huntington's Disease	505	(6)
Peripheral Neuropathy	511	(5)
Guillain-Barre Syndrome	516	(4)
Bell's Palsy	520	(3)
Myopathies	523	(7)
Myasthenia Gravis	530	(5)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	535	(4)
Pain	539	(30)
Headache	540	(8)
Migraines	548	(5)
Back Pain and Disk Disease	553	(6)
Chronic Pain	559	(6)
Trigeminal Neuralgia	565	(4)
Nervous System Injuries	569	(55)
Ischemic Stroke	570	(6)
Hemorrhagic Stroke	576	(5)
Brain Trauma, Concussion, and Coma	581	(10)
Spinal Cord Injury	591	(9)
Paraneoplastic Syndromes	600	(4)
Brain Tumors	604	(6)
Nutritional Disorders	610	(7)
Chemicals and the Nervous System	617	(7)
Disorders of Thinking and Remembering	624	(31)
Alzheimer's Disease	625	(10)
Amnesias	635	(4)
Dementia	639	(4)
Trouble with Speech and Language	643	(5)
Apraxias	648	(3)
Agnosias	651	(4)
Glossary	655	(6)
Appendix A: Drugs Used to Treat the Brain and Nervous System	661	(8)
Appendix B: Suggested Reading	669	(4)
Appendix C: Resource Groups	673	(14)
The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives	687	(8)
The European Dana Alliance for the Brain	695	(6)
About the Editors	701	(2)
Index	703