alastair found 19 records - Provincial Hospitals Library Catalogue

Anus: Treatment and Pathology is the perfect guide for the diagnosis and management of patients with anal canal and pelvic floor disorders. Using annotated diagrams matched to cross-sectional radiology with ultrasound and MRI, this book will not only give the reader a thorough understanding of normal anal canal and pelvic floor anatomy, but will also take the reader through the common benign and malignant conditions which affect the anal canal and pelvis describing in detail their pathophysiolo…

Available Online: View e-Book

Other Authors: Cohen, Richard; Windsor, Alastair

Responsibility: Richard Cohen, Alastair Windsor, editors

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2014

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages)

ISBN: 9781848820913 (electronic bk.); 9781848820906

Subjects (MeSH): Anus Diseases - pathology; Anus Diseases - surgery; Pelvic Floor Disorders - pathology; Pelvic Floor Disorders - surgery

Subjects (LCSH): Anus - Surgery; Pelvis - Surgery

Abstract: Anus: Treatment and Pathology is the perfect guide for the diagnosis and management of patients with anal canal and pelvic floor disorders. Using annotated diagrams matched to cross-sectional radiology with ultrasound and MRI, this book will not only give the reader a thorough understanding of normal anal canal and pelvic floor anatomy, but will also take the reader through the common benign and malignant conditions which affect the anal canal and pelvis describing in detail their pathophysiology, investigation and management. Anus: Treatment and Pathology is aimed at practicing general surgeons, colorectal surgeons and surgical trainees, which can be used either as a practical reference guide for day to day colorectal surgical practice or for in depth text based learning.

Contents: 1. The Normal Anus -- 2. Anorectal Physiology -- 3. Imaging the Normal Anus -- 4. Surgical Treatment and Pathology: Normal Histology -- 5. Congenital Abnormalities of the Anus -- 6. Premalignant Conditions of the Anus -- 7. Malignant Conditions including Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Rare Cancers -- 8. Rectocele Pathophysiology and Presentation -- 9. Treatment: Rectocele -- 10. Incontinence: Causes and Pathophysiology -- 11. Incontinence Assessment: Physiology and Imaging -- 12. Surgical Treatments for Incontinence -- 13. Haemorrhoids Anatomy, Pathophysiology and Presentation -- 14. Operative management -- 15. Benign Disease, Fissures, Presentation and Pathophysiology -- 16. Chronic Anal Fissure -- 17. Anal Sepsis: Anatomy, Pathophysiology and Presentation -- 18. Imaging of Anal Sepsis -- 19. Management of Anorectal Sepsis -- 20. Perianal Skin Conditions -- 21. Pruritus Ani -- 22. Reconstruction of the Anus and Perianal Region.

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Atlas of liver pathology

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33300

Anthony W.H. Chan, Alberto Quaglia, Beate Haugk, Alastair Burt. --New York: Springer , c2014.

Available Online: View e-Book

Location: Online

The liver is a complex organ due to its unique microscopic structure, intricate metabolic functions and susceptibility to a wide variety of insults, manifesting in countless histological patterns. Atlas of Liver Pathology considers both changes seen in medical liver biopsies as well as lesional biopsies when the specimen has been taken from a mass. The book starts by reviewing normal structure and its variants and the optimal approaches for the preparation of histological sections for diagnosti…

Available Online: View e-Book

Other Authors: Chan, Anthony W. H

Responsibility: Anthony W.H. Chan, Alberto Quaglia, Beate Haugk, Alastair Burt

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2014

Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 248 pages)

Series Title: Atlas of anatomic pathology

ISBN: 9781461491149 (electronic bk.); 9781461491132

Subjects (MeSH): Liver Diseases - Atlases; Liver - pathology - Atlases; Biopsy - Atlases

Subjects (LCSH): Liver Diseases - pathology - Atlases; Biopsy - Atlases; Diagnosis, Differential - Atlases; Liver - Diseases - Atlases; Pathology; Hepatology

Abstract: The liver is a complex organ due to its unique microscopic structure, intricate metabolic functions and susceptibility to a wide variety of insults, manifesting in countless histological patterns. Atlas of Liver Pathology considers both changes seen in medical liver biopsies as well as lesional biopsies when the specimen has been taken from a mass. The book starts by reviewing normal structure and its variants and the optimal approaches for the preparation of histological sections for diagnostic liver pathology. The following chapters are dedicated to developmental, metabolic, infectious, drug related, autoimmune, biliary, vascular and neoplastic disorders. Two sections on liver pathology in pregnancy and transplantation conclude the work. Macroscopic illustrations are included where appropriate. All photographs are complemented by legends describing the picture and providing relevant related information. Authored by nationally and internationally recognized pathologists, Atlas of Liver Pathology is a valuable resource that serves as a quick reference guide for the diagnosis of usual and unusual diseases.

Contents: Normal, Variants, and Methods -- General Processes -- Developmental Abnormalities -- Metabolic Liver Disease -- Fatty Liver Disease -- Viral Liver Disease -- Nonviral Infectious Liver Disease -- Drug-Induced Liver Injury -- Autoimmune Hepatitis -- Biliary Disease -- Vascular Disorders -- Premalignant Lesions -- Neoplasm-like Liver Lesions -- Epithelial Liver Neoplasms -- Nonepithelial Liver Neoplasms -- Obstetric Liver Disease -- Transplantation Pathology.

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Botulinum toxin

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat23628

Carruthers, Alastair. (2nd ed.) --Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier , 2008.

Call Number: WR 650 B751 2008

Location: Dickson Building

Call Number: WR 650 B751 2008

Author: Carruthers, Alastair

Other Authors: Carruthers, Jean

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Saunders Elsevier

Date of Publication: 2008

Physical Description: 131 p. + 1 DVD-ROM

Series Title: Procedures in cosmetic dermatology

ISBN: 9781416042136

Subjects (MeSH): Botulinum toxin type A - therapeutic use; Cosmetic Techniques

Format: Book

Location: Dickson Building

Loan Period: 3 weeks

Botulinum toxin : procedures in cosmetic dermatology

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32049

edited by Jean Carruthers, Alastair Carruthers. (4th ed.) --Edinburgh, UK: Elsevier , 2018.

Available Online: View e-Book

Access: Registration required for PDF access.

Location: Online

Part of the practical and dynamic Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology Series, Botulinum Toxin, 4th Edition, brings physicians at all levels of experience up to speed with today’s best injection techniques. This well-organized text provides current, authoritative guidance on popular procedures including masseter hypertrophy and darker skin types, the therapeutic uses of botulinum toxins, and their future in dermatology. The renowned author team of Drs. Jean Carruthers and Alastair Carruthers off…

Available Online: View e-Book

Other Authors: Carruthers, Jean; Carruthers, Alastair

Responsibility: edited by Jean Carruthers, Alastair Carruthers

Edition: 4th ed.

Place of Publication: Edinburgh, UK

Publisher: Elsevier

Date of Publication: 2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource, 186 p.

Series Title: Procedures in cosmetic dermatology

ISBN: 9780323476591

Subjects (MeSH): Botulinum Toxins - therapeutic use; Cosmetic Techniques; Face; Neck

Subjects (LCSH): Botulinum toxin - Therapeutic use; Dermatologic agents; Skin - Care and hygiene; Botulinum Toxins, Type A - therapeutic use; Cosmetic Techniques; Face; Neck

Specialty: Cosmetic Techniques; Dermatology; Pharmacology

Abstract: Part of the practical and dynamic Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology Series, Botulinum Toxin, 4th Edition, brings physicians at all levels of experience up to speed with today’s best injection techniques. This well-organized text provides current, authoritative guidance on popular procedures including masseter hypertrophy and darker skin types, the therapeutic uses of botulinum toxins, and their future in dermatology. The renowned author team of Drs. Jean Carruthers and Alastair Carruthers offers evidence-based, procedural how-to's and step-by-step advice on proper techniques, pitfalls, and tricks of the trade, so you can successfully incorporate the latest procedures into your practice.

Access: Registration required for PDF access.

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Case analysis in clinical ethics

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat27233

edited by Anneke Lucassen. --Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press , 2005.

Available Online: View e-Book

Location: Online

Available Online: View e-Book

Author: Ashcroft, Richard E

Responsibility: edited by Anneke Lucassen

Place of Publication: Cambridge, UK

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Date of Publication: 2005

Physical Description: 246 p.

ISBN: 6610256020

Subjects (MeSH): Ethics, Clinical; Bioethical Issues

Contents: Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Notes on contributors -- George Agich -- Richard Ashcroft -- Alastair Campbell -- Raanan Gillon -- Søren Holm -- Brian Hurwitz -- Anneke Lucassen -- Michael Parker -- Julian Savulescu -- Marian Verkerk -- Guy Widdershoven -- Rob Withers -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Philosophical introduction: case analysis in clinical ethics -- References -- 2 Families and genetic testing: the case of Jane and Phyllis -- Jane's story -- Phyllis's story -- The general practitioner's story -- The oncologist's story -- The geneticist's story -- Author's comment -- Note -- References -- Appendix I Family diagram -- Appendix II Patient information leaflet -- Is breast cancer inherited? -- What is BRCA1 and BRCA2? -- How are BRCA genes inherited? -- How do I know if the cancer in my family is due to a mutation in a BRCA gene? -- Can I have a test to see if the breast cancer in my family is due to a mutation in a BRCA gene? -- I have got a very strong family history, how do I go about testing? -- What if a relative with breast or ovarian cancer is not available? Can I be tested even if I have never had cancer? -- So testing is a two-stage process? -- Does everyone who inherits a mutation in a BRCA gene get breast or ovarian cancer? -- How high is my risk of cancer if I have inherited a BRCA mutation? -- If I have not inherited a BRCA mutation can I still get cancer? -- What happens if a man has a mutation in a BRCA gene? -- Are BRCA1/2 the only genes that can cause hereditary breast cancer? -- If I have a BRCA mutation when will I develop cancer? -- What can be done about the risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer? -- What is the advantage of predictive BRCA testing? -- What are the risks of BRCA testing? -- Is there an alternative to genetic testing? -- I've heard of research studies involving people with a family history of cancer. How can I find out more? -- 3 Family access to shared genetic information: an analysis of the narrative -- Piecing the jigsaw puzzle together -- What does Jane really think? -- Jane and Phyllis's meeting -- Jane's decision -- The unseen narrator -- Phyllis's story -- Portrayals of Phyllis and Jane -- The general practitioners' perspective -- The oncologist's story -- The geneticist's story -- Closure -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- Notes -- References -- 4 A virtue-ethics approach -- Introducing virtue ethics -- Cultural relativity -- Elitism and stigma -- Applicability -- Self and community -- The case study -- References -- 5 Interpretation and dialogue in hermeneutic ethics -- Interpretation and ambiguity -- Interpretation and ambiguity in the case of Jane and Phyllis -- Varying perspectives and fusing horizons -- Perspectives and horizons in the story of Jane and Phyllis -- Fostering interpretation and sustaining dialogue -- References -- 6 'Power, corruption and lies' : ethics and power -- Power and domination -- Productive power -- Power and responsibility -- Synthetic summary --tidtid25

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Child psychology

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat53011

Ross Vasta ... [et al.]. (Canadian ed.) --Mississauga, ON: John Wiley & Sons, Canada , 2006.

Call Number: WS 105 C452 2006

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Call Number: WS 105 C452 2006

Author: Vasta, Ross

Other Authors: Miller, Scott A.; Ellis, Shari; Younger, Alastair; Gosselin, Pierre

Responsibility: Ross Vasta ... [et al.]

Edition: Canadian ed.

Place of Publication: Mississauga, ON

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Canada

Date of Publication: 2006

Physical Description: 667 p. : ill.

ISBN: 470835575

Subjects (MeSH): Child Psychology

Format: Book

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Copies: 1

Loan Period: 2 weeks

Macleod’s clinical examination

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42377

edited by J. Alastair Innes, Anna R. Dover ... [et al.]. (14th ed.) --Edinburgh, UK: Elsevier Saunders , c2018.

Available Online: View e-Book

Access: Registration required for PDF access.

Location: Online

This classic textbook aims to assist clinicians develop the consultation skills required to elicit a clear history, and the practical skills needed to detect clinical signs of disease. Where possible, the physical basis of clinical signs is explained to aid understanding. Formulation of a differential diagnosis from the information gained is introduced, and the logical initial investigations are included for each system.

Available Online: View e-Book

Other Authors: Innes, J. Alastair

Responsibility: edited by J. Alastair Innes, Anna R. Dover ... [et al.]

Edition: 14th ed.

Alternate Title: Clinical examination

Place of Publication: Edinburgh, UK

Publisher: Elsevier Saunders

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource, 400 p.

ISBN: 9780702047282

Subjects (MeSH): Physical Examination

Subjects (LCSH): Medicine

Specialty: Clinical Medicine; Physical Examination

Abstract: This classic textbook aims to assist clinicians develop the consultation skills required to elicit a clear history, and the practical skills needed to detect clinical signs of disease. Where possible, the physical basis of clinical signs is explained to aid understanding. Formulation of a differential diagnosis from the information gained is introduced, and the logical initial investigations are included for each system.

Access: Registration required for PDF access.

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Macleod's clinical examination

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat50887

Innes, J. Alastair. (14th ed.) --Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier , 2018.

Available Online: View e-Book

Location: Online

Available Online: View e-Book

Author: Innes, J. Alastair

Other Authors: Dover, Anna R.; Fairhurst, Karen

Edition: 14th ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Elsevier

Date of Publication: 2018

ISBN: 9780702069932

Subjects (MeSH): Physical Examination

Notes: Access to this online resource is restricted to IWK Health Centre employees working from inside the hospital network.

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

MacSween's pathology of the liver

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31771

edited by Alastair Burt, Linda Ferrell. (7th ed.) --Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier , 2018.

Available Online: View e-Book

Access: Registration required for PDF access.

Location: Online

Since its first publication more than 35 years ago, MacSween’s Pathology of the Liver, by Drs. Alastair D. Burt, Linda D. Ferrell, and Stefan G. Hübscher, has established itself as the definitive reference on liver pathology. The 7th Edition continues the tradition of excellence with more than 1,000 high-quality illustrations, coverage of the new and emerging diagnostic applications and techniques that pathologists must be familiar with, an up-to-date review of drug-induced injury, and much mo…

Available Online: View e-Book

Other Authors: MacSween, Roderick N. M.; Burt, Alastair D.; Ferrell, Linda D.

Responsibility: edited by Alastair Burt, Linda Ferrell

Edition: 7th ed.

Alternate Title: Pathology of the liver

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Elsevier

Date of Publication: 2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource, 1056 p.

ISBN: 9780702066979

Subjects (MeSH): Liver Diseases - pathology; Liver Diseases - physiopathology

Subjects (LCSH): Liver - Diseases; Liver Diseases - pathology; Liver Diseases - physiopathology; Foie - Maladies

Specialty: Gastroenterology; Pathology

Abstract: Since its first publication more than 35 years ago, MacSween’s Pathology of the Liver, by Drs. Alastair D. Burt, Linda D. Ferrell, and Stefan G. Hübscher, has established itself as the definitive reference on liver pathology. The 7th Edition continues the tradition of excellence with more than 1,000 high-quality illustrations, coverage of the new and emerging diagnostic applications and techniques that pathologists must be familiar with, an up-to-date review of drug-induced injury, and much more. A must-have for every surgical pathologist, MacSween’s remains the most authoritative and comprehensive book in its field.

Access: Registration required for PDF access.

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

MacSween’s pathology of the liver

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat50888

Burt, Alastair D. (17th ed.) --Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier , 2018.

Available Online: View e-Book

Location: Online

Available Online: View e-Book

Author: Burt, Alastair D.

Edition: 17th ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Elsevier

Date of Publication: 2018

ISBN: 9780702066979

Subjects (MeSH): Liver Diseases - pathology; Liver Diseases - physiopathology

Notes: Access to this online resource is restricted to IWK Health Centre employees working from inside the hospital network.

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Multidisciplinary Management of Eating Disorders

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43231

Jane Morris, Alastair McKinlay, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2018.

Available Online: View e-Book

Location: Online

This Handbook is an indispensable guide for the multidisciplinary management of eating disorders. It discusses a broad range of issues: managing high-risk patients, the challenges of inserting feeding tubes, addressing nutritional aspects and dealing with additional disorders which might complicate matters, such as diabetes, coeliac disease and cystic fibrosis. It discusses fertility, pregnancy, and eating disorders in children and adolescents, as well as addressing the needs of families. Chapt…

Available Online: View e-Book

Other Authors: Morris, Jane; McKinlay, Alastair

Responsibility: Jane Morris, Alastair McKinlay, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 257 p.) : 21 illus., 19 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783319641317; 9783319641300 (print ed.); 9783319641324 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Feeding and Eating Disorders - complications; Feeding and Eating Disorders - therapy

Specialty: Psychiatry

Abstract: This Handbook is an indispensable guide for the multidisciplinary management of eating disorders. It discusses a broad range of issues: managing high-risk patients, the challenges of inserting feeding tubes, addressing nutritional aspects and dealing with additional disorders which might complicate matters, such as diabetes, coeliac disease and cystic fibrosis. It discusses fertility, pregnancy, and eating disorders in children and adolescents, as well as addressing the needs of families. Chapters contain key checklists and flow diagrams. Abundant pictures and conversations, coloured diagrams, charts, maps and boxes, support readers' varying learning styles and assist retention of key points. Vignettes taken from real (but strenuously anonymised) cases appeal to clinicians' preference for case-based learning. The book also functions as a practical manual of "What to do—and what NOT to do" with practical scenarios. In the acute situation, clinicians will be able to go directly to the relevant chapter to guide the team through the "when, where, how, why, and with whom" of assessing and managing patients with eating disorders. The book is primarily aimed at postgraduate physicians managing patients with Eating disorders on Gastrointestinal, Endocrine or general medical wards, and those who seek to deepen their expertise as they sit higher professional examinations. It is of interest to both medical and psychiatric clinicians, as well as useful to nursing and multidisciplinary staff who want to develop a compassionate understanding of the true pain driving their patients' behaviours.

Contents: 1. Understanding Anorexic Behaviour -- 2. Care on the General Medical Ward -- 3. Medical Assessment -- 4. How Do Medical Conditions Interact with Eating Disorders and How Are They Managed in This Context? -- 5. Medicolegal Aspects -- 6. Working with Parents, Partners and Other Carers -- 7. Eating and Feeding Disorders in Children and Adolescents -- 8. Management of Over Activity and Compulsive Exercise in the Treatment of People with Eating Disorders -- 9. The Management of Eating Disorders Where There Is a Comorbid Personality Disorder -- 10. Management of Eating Disorders When There Is Also Substance Misuse -- 11. Management of Eating Disorders in Patients with Type 1 (Insulin Dependent) Diabetes -- 12. Perinatal Illness in Eating Disorders -- 13. Managing Transitions in the Treatment of Eating Disorders -- 14. Severe and Enduring Eating Disorders -- 15. The Compassionate Management of a Death.

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Multilevel Modelling for Public Health and Health Services Research : Health in Context

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45138

Alastair H. Leyland, Peter P. Groenewegen. --Cham: SpringerOpen , c2020.

Available Online: View e-Book

Access: Open access

Location: Online

Available Online: View e-Book

Author: Leyland, Alastair H.

Other Authors: Groenewegen, Peter P.

Responsibility: Alastair H. Leyland, Peter P. Groenewegen

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: SpringerOpen

Date of Publication: c2020

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 286 p.)

ISBN: 9783030348014; 9783030347994 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Health Services Research - methods; Models, Statistical; Public Health - methods

Specialty: Health Services Research; Public Health

Contents: Part I. Theoretical, Conceptual and Methodological Background -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Health in Context -- 3. What Is Multilevel Modelling? -- 4. Multilevel Data Structures -- Part II. Statistical Background -- 5. Graphs and Equations -- 6. Apportioning Variation in Multilevel Models -- Part III. The Modelling Process and Presentation of Research -- 7. Context, Composition and How Their Influences Vary -- 8. Ecometrics: Using MLA to Construct Contextual Variables from Individual Data -- 9. Modelling Strategies -- 10. Reading and Writing -- Part IV. Tutorials with Example Datasets -- 11. Multilevel Linear Regression Using MLwiN: Mortality in England and Wales, 1979–1992 -- 12. Multilevel Logistic Regression Using MLwiN: Referrals to Physiotherapy -- 13. Untangling Context and Composition.

Access: Open access

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Operative techniques : foot and ankle surgery

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41108

Glenn B. Pfeffer, Mark E. Easley editors. (2nd ed.) --Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier , c2018.

Available Online: View e-Book

Access: Registration required for PDF access.

Location: Online

Part of the practical, highly illustrated Operative Techniques series, this fully revised title by Drs. Glenn B. Pfeffer, Mark Easley, Beat Hintermann, Andrew Sands, and Alastair Younger brings you up to speed with must-know surgical techniques in today’s foot and ankle surgery. Step-by-step, evidence-based guidance, including numerous videos online, walks you through new procedures and modifications to existing procedures, as well as tips for improving patient outcomes and much more.

Available Online: View e-Book

Other Authors: Pfeffer, Glenn B.

Responsibility: Glenn B. Pfeffer, Mark E. Easley editors

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Elsevier

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource, 704 p.

Series Title: Operative techniques

ISBN: 9780323482349

Subjects (MeSH): Foot - surgery; Orthopedic Procedures - methods; Foot Diseases - surgery; Foot Injuries - surgery

Specialty: Orthopedic Procedures

Abstract: Part of the practical, highly illustrated Operative Techniques series, this fully revised title by Drs. Glenn B. Pfeffer, Mark Easley, Beat Hintermann, Andrew Sands, and Alastair Younger brings you up to speed with must-know surgical techniques in today’s foot and ankle surgery. Step-by-step, evidence-based guidance, including numerous videos online, walks you through new procedures and modifications to existing procedures, as well as tips for improving patient outcomes and much more.

Access: Registration required for PDF access.

Format: e-Book

Publication Type: Atlas

Location: Online

Oxford handbook of ophthalmology

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat22651

Denniston, Alastair KO. --Oxford, England: Oxford University Press , 2006.

Call Number: WW 39 D411o 2006

Location: Dickson Building

Call Number: WW 39 D411o 2006

Author: Denniston, Alastair KO

Other Authors: Murray, Philip I

Place of Publication: Oxford, England

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Date of Publication: 2006

Physical Description: 760 p.

Series Title: Oxford handbooks

ISBN: 0198530374; 9780198530374

Subjects (MeSH): Ophthalmology - Handbooks; Eye Diseases - Handbooks

Format: Book

Location: Dickson Building

Loan Period: 3 weeks

Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32306

Alastair Wilkins, editor. --London: Springer , c2013.

Available Online: View e-Book

Location: Online

Progressive multiple sclerosis places a huge burden on individuals, carers and society and treatment options are currently limited. However, there have been significant recent advances in understanding progressive disease and this book draws the field together into a single, accessible, clinically focused text. Progressive Multiple Sclerosis sets out the basic science, pathology, epidemiology and treatment possibilities in progressive multiple sclerosis. The biological processes underlying dis…

Available Online: View e-Book

Other Authors: Wilkins, Alastair

Responsibility: Alastair Wilkins, editor

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2013

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 251 p. : 29 ill., 10 ill. in color)

ISBN: 9781447123958

Subjects (MeSH): Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive

Subjects (LCSH): Neurology

Abstract: Progressive multiple sclerosis places a huge burden on individuals, carers and society and treatment options are currently limited. However, there have been significant recent advances in understanding progressive disease and this book draws the field together into a single, accessible, clinically focused text. Progressive Multiple Sclerosis sets out the basic science, pathology, epidemiology and treatment possibilities in progressive multiple sclerosis. The biological processes underlying disease progression are elucidated as are specific pathophysiological mechanisms. The basic science of axonal degeneration and the clinical understanding of progressive multiple sclerosis are discussed in the context of emerging and future therapies for disease progression as are trials which might be conducted for progressive multiple sclerosis. An overview of biomarkers for the disease is included and existing symptomatic therapies for progressive multiple sclerosis are covered in detail. Each chapter addresses specific aspects of progressive multiple sclerosis providing an extensive review of the current literature and a discussion of the likely mechanisms of tissue injury relevant to the disease. Progressive Multiple Sclerosis is ideal for both general neurologists and those with a specialist interest in multiple sclerosis. It will also be of interest to neurologists in training and other medical professionals treating this common disease. Dr Alastair Wilkins is Senior Lecturer in Neurology, University of Bristol, and Consultant Neurologist at Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK. He researches axonal injury in multiple sclerosis and related disorders.

Contents: General introduction -- What is disease progression? -- Epidemiology of progressive multiple sclerosis -- The neuropathology of progressive multiple sclerosis -- Mechanisms of disease progression -- Imaging disease progression -- Biomarkers of disease progression -- Symptomatic treatment for progressive multiple sclerosis -- Current treatments for progressive multiple sclerosis: disease modifying therapies -- Future therapies for progressive multiple sclerosis.

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42828

Alastair Wilkins, editor. (Second edition) --Cham: Springer , c2018.

Available Online: View e-Book

Location: Online

This revised, updated second edition draws together the basic science, pathology, epidemiology and treatment possibilities in progressive multiple sclerosis. Each chapter addresses specific aspects of progressive multiple sclerosis providing an extensive review of the current literature and a discussion of the likely mechanisms of tissue injury relevant to the disease. New additions to the second edition include a description of clinical scales used to determine levels of disability; recent tri…

Available Online: View e-Book

Other Authors: Wilkins, Alastair

Responsibility: Alastair Wilkins, editor

Edition: Second edition

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 307 p.) : 21 illus., 6 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783319659213; 9783319659206 (print ed.); 9783319659220 (print ed.); 9783319881324 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive

Specialty: Neurology

Abstract: This revised, updated second edition draws together the basic science, pathology, epidemiology and treatment possibilities in progressive multiple sclerosis. Each chapter addresses specific aspects of progressive multiple sclerosis providing an extensive review of the current literature and a discussion of the likely mechanisms of tissue injury relevant to the disease. New additions to the second edition include a description of clinical scales used to determine levels of disability; recent trials specifically directed at reducing disease progression; rehabilitation; and an in depth discussion of the similarities and differences between primary and secondary multiple sclerosis. The biological processes underlying disease progression are elucidated as are specific pathophysiological mechanisms. The basic science of axonal degeneration and the clinical understanding of progressive multiple sclerosis are discussed in the context of emerging and future therapies for disease progression as are trials which have been and will be conducted for progressive multiple sclerosis. An overview of biomarkers for the disease is included and existing symptomatic therapies for progressive multiple sclerosis are covered in detail. Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, Second Edition is ideal for both general neurologists and those with a specialist interest in multiple sclerosis. It will also be of interest to neurologists in training and other medical professionals treating this common disease.

Contents: 1. General Introduction: What Is Progressive Multiple Sclerosis? -- 2. Epidemiology of Progressive Multiple Sclerosis -- 3. The Neuropathology of Progressive Multiple Sclerosis -- 4. Mechanisms of Disease Progression -- 5. Imaging Disease Progression -- 6. Biomarkers of Disease Progression -- 7. Symptomatic Treatment for Progressive Multiple Sclerosis -- 8. Trials of Licenced RRMS DMTs in Progressive MS -- 9. Trials of Novel Therapies Specifically for Progressive MS -- 10. Rehabilitation in People with Progressive MS -- 11. Future Therapies for Progressive Multiple Sclerosis.