Hughes Syndrome : A Patient's Guide
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Graham Hughes.
(Second edition)
--Cham:
Springer
, c2016.
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This second edition is a result from a worldwide surge of interest in antiphospholipid syndrome. This disease, also known as Hughes Syndrome, affects all organs of the body including the placenta, and touches all areas of medicine. Many publications have shown that APS causes miscarriage, strokes, heart attacks and teenage epilepsy, as well as being a major, treatable cause of migraine and memory loss. Hughes' Syndrome- A Patient's Guide, Second Edition, will see many of the illustrations updat…
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- Author
- Hughes, Graham
- Responsibility
- Graham Hughes
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 93 p. : 22 illus., 1 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319310299
- 9783319310282 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Abstract
- This second edition is a result from a worldwide surge of interest in antiphospholipid syndrome. This disease, also known as Hughes Syndrome, affects all organs of the body including the placenta, and touches all areas of medicine. Many publications have shown that APS causes miscarriage, strokes, heart attacks and teenage epilepsy, as well as being a major, treatable cause of migraine and memory loss. Hughes' Syndrome- A Patient's Guide, Second Edition, will see many of the illustrations updated as well as an increase in the number of figures within the chapters, to help the reader understand and treat this disease. Although labelled a 'patient's guide', the text and presentation is aimed at a wide spectrum of health care professionals.
- Contents
- 1. Sticky Blood: the Disease Is Common -- 2. Main Clinical Features -- 3. Clotting in Veins -- 4. Stroke -- 5. Memory Loss and "Alzheimers" -- 6. Headaches, Migraine and Fits -- 7. The Spinal Cord and "Multiple Sclerosis" -- 8. The Heart and Arteries -- 9. Other Organs -- 10. The "Catastrophic" Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- 11. Pregnancy and Fetal Loss -- 12. Hughes' Syndrome and Lupus -- 13. Treatment -- 14. The Outlook -- 15. What Blood Tests Do We Use? -- 16. Research -- 17. Background -- 18. An Update -- 19. Further Reading and Websites.
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- e-Book
- Publication Type
- Handbook
- Popular Works
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- Online
Melatonin and melatonergic drugs in clinical practice
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Srinivasan Venkataramanujam, Amnon Brzezinski, Sukru Oter, Samuel D. Shillcutt, editors.
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Springer
, c2014.
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The book aims to cover basic physiologic functions of melatonin, and its therapeutic applications in humans for a variety of clinically relevant disorders. This bookcontains chapters on the recent aspects of melatonin physiology, its receptors and their role in mitochondrial function, its immunomodulatory role and importance in seasonal dependent diseases, role in human reproduction, role in sleep, circadian rhythm and sleep disorders, role in neurologic disorders such as Parkinsons disease, Al…
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- Responsibility
- Srinivasan Venkataramanujam, Amnon Brzezinski, Sukru Oter, Samuel D. Shillcutt, editors
- Place of Publication
- New Delhi
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 402 pages)
- ISBN
- 9788132208259 (electronic bk.)
- 9788132208242
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Melatonin - pharmacology
- Melatonin - therapeutic use
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Melatonin - Physiological aspects
- Melatonin - Therapeutic use
- Abstract
- The book aims to cover basic physiologic functions of melatonin, and its therapeutic applications in humans for a variety of clinically relevant disorders. This bookcontains chapters on the recent aspects of melatonin physiology, its receptors and their role in mitochondrial function, its immunomodulatory role and importance in seasonal dependent diseases, role in human reproduction, role in sleep, circadian rhythm and sleep disorders, role in neurologic disorders such as Parkinsons disease, Alzheimers disease. Additionally, melatonins therapeutic use in neurobehavioral disorders in children, migraine and tension headache is also covered in this book. Melatonins antioxidant role in Duchennes muscular dystrophy and in glaucoma have also been discussed in short chapters. Two major melatonin agonists, ramelteon and agomelatine are discussed extensively on their current clinical application and ongoing research. Two chapters on agomelatonin and its role in mood disorders, particularly depressive disorders, are an important feature of this book. The chapters are written by experts from the global academia recognized for their original research and published work in the field of melatonin science.
- Contents
- Melatonin Receptors and Their Role in Human Diseases -- Melatonins Antioxidant Properties: Molecular Mechanisms -- Past, Present and Future of Melatonins Clinical Uses -- Melatonin in Human Cancer: Therapeutic Possibilities -- Melatonin: Its Microbicidal Properties and Clinical Applications -- Melatonin and the Metabolic Syndrome -- Development of Agonists and Antagonists for Melatonin Receptors -- Multiple Facets of Melatonin in Immunity: Clinical Applications -- Melatonin and Immune Function: Clinical Significance -- Circadian Variation of Immune Mechanisms in Lung Cancer and the Role of Melatonin -- Melatonin and Melatonergic Drugs for Therapeutic Use in Breast Cancer -- Melatonin and Malaria: Therapeutic Avenues -- Melatonin's Role in Human Reproduction: Recent Studies -- Melatonin Treatment and Fertility -- Melatonin and Pain: Therapeutic Applications -- Melatonin in Alzheimers Disease: Focus on Neuroprotective Role -- Melatonin in Parkinsons Disease and its Therapeutic Potential -- Melatonin and Its Agonists in Sleep Disorders -- Agomelatine in Depressive Disorders -- Melatonin in Mood Disorders and Agomelatines Antidepressant Efficacy -- The Role of Agomelatine in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders -- Melatonin in the Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Management of Schizophrenia -- Neurobiology of Monoaminergic Neurotransmission and Antidepressants -- Melatonergic Drug -- Ramelteon and Its Therapeutic Applications in Insomnia -- Melatonins Neuroprotective Actions on Hippocampal Neurons -- Jet Lag: Use of Melatonin and Melatonergic Drugs -- Sleep, Melatonin and Circadian Rhythmicity in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- Melatonergic Drugs and Their Therapeutic Use in Nasal Polyposis -- Protective Effects of Exogenous Melatonin Against Methotrexate-Induced Intestinal Injury.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
