Alcohol use disorders and the lung : a clinical and pathophysiological approach
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33180
edited by David M. Guidot, Ashish J. Mehta.
--New York, NY:
Humana Press
, c2014.
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Alcohol Use Disorders and the Lung: A Clinical and Pathophysiological Approach is an excellent resource for clinicians who care for individuals affected by alcohol use disorders in diverse settings. Although alcohol abuse alone does not cause acute lung injury, it renders the lung susceptible to dysfunction in response to the inflammatory stresses of sepsis, trauma, and other clinical conditions recognized to cause acute lung injury. In parallel, these same pathophysiological effects of alcoho…
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- Guidot, David M
- Mehta, Ashish J
- Responsibility
- edited by David M. Guidot, Ashish J. Mehta
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Humana Press
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 252 p.)
- Series Vol.
- 14
- Series Title
- Respiratory medicine (New York, N.Y.)
- ISBN
- 9781461488330 (electronic bk.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects
- Alcohol-Related Disorders - complications
- Lung Diseases
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Alcohol - Physiological effect
- Alcoholism - Complications
- Lungs - Diseases
- Abstract
- Alcohol Use Disorders and the Lung: A Clinical and Pathophysiological Approach is an excellent resource for clinicians who care for individuals affected by alcohol use disorders in diverse settings. Although alcohol abuse alone does not cause acute lung injury, it renders the lung susceptible to dysfunction in response to the inflammatory stresses of sepsis, trauma, and other clinical conditions recognized to cause acute lung injury. In parallel, these same pathophysiological effects of alcohol abuse significantly increase the risk of a wide range of serious lung infections. Many clinicians involved in the primary treatment of alcohol use disorders, such as addiction psychiatrists, will find this text of interest as it will expand their understanding of the health consequences of alcohol use disorders. In parallel, clinicians who specialize in pulmonary and/or critical care medicine will have a unique resource that provides a comprehensive review of the pathophysiology of alcohol-related lung disorders and insights into evolving therapeutic options in these vulnerable individuals. Alcohol Use Disorders and the Lung: A Clinical and Pathophysiological Approach fills a gap in the literature and presents the evolving clinical research that may soon lead to novel therapies that can improve lung health in individuals with alcohol use disorders and co-existing conditions such as HIV infection.
- Contents
- A Brief History of Alcohol Use and Abuse in Human History -- Overview of the Evolving Recognition of the Health Effects of Excessive Alcohol Use Over the Past Two Centuries Including the Classic Citations -- Current Definitions of Alcohol Use Disorders and the Use of Validated Questionnaires in Clinical Practice and Research -- The Epidemiology of Alcohol Abuse and Pneumonia -- The Epidemiology of Alcohol and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- Alcohol, the Upper Airway, and Mucociliary Dysfunction in the Conducting Airways -- Alcohol and the Alveolar Macrophage -- Alcohol and the Alveolar Epithelium -- Alcohol-Mediated Oxidative Stress in the Airway: The Unique Role of Thiol Depletion -- Alcohol and the Adaptive Immune Response in the Airway: Dendritic Cell and Lymphocyte Impairments -- Alcohol Impairment of Granulocyte Function During Lung Infection -- Disruption in the Dynamic Balance Between Transforming Growth Factor- and Granulocyte/Macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor Signaling within the Alveolar Space of the Alcoholic Lung: Impact on Epithelial and Macrophage Function -- Alcohol-mediated Zinc Deficiency within the Alveolar Space: A Potential Fundamental Mechanism Underlying Oxidative Stress and Cellular Dysfunction in the Alcoholic Lung -- The Impact of Alcohol Abuse on Multiple Organ Dysfunction in the Surgical Patient -- Alcohol and HIV: Experimental and Clinical Evidence of Combined Impact on the Lung -- Maternal Alcohol Use and the Neonate.
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Allergy and Immunotoxicology in Occupational Health
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Takemi Otsuki, Claudia Petrarca, Mario Di Gioacchino, editors.
--Singapore:
Springer
, 2017.
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This book offers a collection of the latest clinical and research findings related to allergies, one of the most frequently treated conditions in occupational medicine. The chapters not only cover asthma but also elaborate on contact dermatitis, rhinitis, and other allergic conditions, providing readers with a comprehensive overview of the substances disrupting autoimmunity and their effects on the human body. Allergy and Immunotoxicology in Occupational Health is a valuable resource for profes…
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- Otsuki, Takemi
- Petrarca, Claudia
- Di Gioacchino, Mario
- Other Authors
- International Congress of Occupational Health. Allergy and Immunotoxicology Scientific Committee
- Responsibility
- Takemi Otsuki, Claudia Petrarca, Mario Di Gioacchino, editors
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 152 pages) : 14 illus., 13 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789811003516
- 9789811003493 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2364-8333
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
- Multiple Chemical Sensitivity - immunology
- Occupational Diseases - immunology
- Occupational Health
- Abstract
- This book offers a collection of the latest clinical and research findings related to allergies, one of the most frequently treated conditions in occupational medicine. The chapters not only cover asthma but also elaborate on contact dermatitis, rhinitis, and other allergic conditions, providing readers with a comprehensive overview of the substances disrupting autoimmunity and their effects on the human body. Allergy and Immunotoxicology in Occupational Health is a valuable resource for professionals and researchers in the occupational health sector, who will discover novel insights into immune effects, providing a foundation for future considerations of the health impairments caused by environmental and occupational exposure to these substances.
- Contents
- 1. Suppressive Effects of Asbestos Exposure on the Human Immune Surveillance System -- 2. Silica-Induced Immunotoxicity: Chronic and Aberrant Activation of Immune Cells -- 3. Engineered Nanomaterials and Occupational Allergy -- 4. Allergens in Occupational Allergy: Prevention and Management – Focus on Asthma -- 5. Particulate-Driven Type-2 Immunity and Allergic Responses -- 6. Traditional and Emerging Occupational Asthma in Japan -- 7. Skin Sensitization Model Based on Only Animal Data by Qualitative Structure-Toxicity Relationships (QSTR) Approach -- 8. Non-industrial Indoor Environments and Work-Related Asthma -- 9. Combined Effect on Immune and Nervous System of Aluminum Nanoparticles -- 10. Non Pulmonary Effects of Isocyanates -- 11. Skin Exposure to Nanoparticles and Possible Sensitization Risk.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Allergy and Immunotoxicology in Occupational Health : The Next Step
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45288
Takemi Otsuki, Mario Di Gioacchino, Claudia Petrarca, editors.
--Singapore:
Springer
, c2020.
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This book presents a collection of the latest clinical and research findings in the field of allergy and immunotoxicology, covering the allergic responses to various nanoparticles and nanomaterials, posttreatment immune reconstruction, and monitoring the workplace environment. Following on from its acclaimed predecessor, the book provides readers with novel insights into immune effects, autoimmune diseases, and theimmunotoxicity of various substances, such as silica and asbestos. Allergy and Im…
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- Otsuki, Takemi
- Di Gioacchino, Mario
- Petrarca, Claudia
- Responsibility
- Takemi Otsuki, Mario Di Gioacchino, Claudia Petrarca, editors
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 227 p.) : 18 illus., 15 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789811547355
- 9789811547348 (Print ed.)
- 9789811547362 (Print ed.)
- 9789811547379 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2364-8333
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
- Multiple Chemical Sensitivity - immunology
- Occupational Diseases - immunology
- Occupational Health
- Specialty
- Allergy and Immunology
- Occupational Health
- Abstract
- This book presents a collection of the latest clinical and research findings in the field of allergy and immunotoxicology, covering the allergic responses to various nanoparticles and nanomaterials, posttreatment immune reconstruction, and monitoring the workplace environment. Following on from its acclaimed predecessor, the book provides readers with novel insights into immune effects, autoimmune diseases, and theimmunotoxicity of various substances, such as silica and asbestos. Allergy and Immunotoxicology in Occupational Health - The Next Step invites readers in the occupational health sector to reflect on critical yet unresolved questions, and provides a foundation for future research on the health impairments resulting from environmental and occupational exposure to these substances.
- Contents
- 1. Mechanisms of action of inhaled particulates on allergic lung inflammation -- 2. Metal nanoparticle health risk assessment -- 3. Immune toxicity of and allergic responses to nanomaterials -- 4. Inflammation and environmental (ultrafine) nanoparticles -- 5. Monitoring nanomaterials in the workplace -- 6. Immunotoxicicity of nanoparticles -- 7. Occupational respiratory allergic diseases: occupational asthma -- 8. Occupational respiratory allergic diseases: occupational rhinitis -- 9. Occupational skin diseases -- 10. Expanding concept of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: a new view regarding how the immune system fights exogenous pathogens -- 11. Workplace risk assessment in occupational allergology -- 12. Pesticide and immunotoxicology -- 13. Clinical evaluation of plasma decoy receptor 3 levels in silicosis -- 14. Reduction of anti-tumor immunity caused by asbestos exposure.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Attention disorders after right brain damage : living in halved worlds
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33575
Paolo Bartolomeo.
--London:
Springer
, c2014.
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This book provides an overview of attentional impairments in brain-damaged patients from both clinical and neuroscientific perspectives, and aims to offer a comprehensive, succinct treatment of these topics useful to both clinicians and scholars. A main focus of the book concerns left visual neglect, a dramatic but often overlooked consequence of right hemisphere damage, usually of vascular origin, but also resulting from other causes such as neurodegenerative conditions. The study of neglect o…
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- Author
- Bartolomeo, Paulo
- Responsibility
- Paolo Bartolomeo
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 184 pages)
- ISBN
- 9781447156499 (electronic bk.)
- 9781447156482
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - etiology
- Brain Diseases - complications
- Brain Injuries - complications
- Functional Laterality
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Brain damage - Complications
- Abstract
- This book provides an overview of attentional impairments in brain-damaged patients from both clinical and neuroscientific perspectives, and aims to offer a comprehensive, succinct treatment of these topics useful to both clinicians and scholars. A main focus of the book concerns left visual neglect, a dramatic but often overlooked consequence of right hemisphere damage, usually of vascular origin, but also resulting from other causes such as neurodegenerative conditions. The study of neglect offers a key to understand the brain's functioning at the level of large-scale networks, and not only based on discrete anatomical structures. Patients are often unaware of their deficits (anosognosia), and often obstinately deny being hemiplegic. Diagnosis is important because neglect predicts poor functional outcome in stroke. Moreover, effective rehabilitation strategies are available, and there are promising possibilities for pharmacological treatments. Attention Disorders After Right Brain Damage is aimed at clinical neurologists, medics in physical medicine and rehabilitation, clinical psychologists and neuropsychologists. It will also be useful for graduate students and medical students who wish to understand the topic of attention systems and improve their knowledge of the neurocognitive mechanisms of attentional deficits. In addition, clinical researchers in neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience will find in this book an up to date overview of current research dealing with the attention systems of the human brain.
- Contents
- The attention systems of the human brain -- Sensorimotor deficits after right brain damage -- Consequences of right hemisphere lesions on bodily awareness and control -- Unilateral spatial neglect: clinical aspects -- Experimental variants of neglect tests -- Component deficits of neglect -- The anatomy of neglect -- Attention disorders in neurodegenerative conditions -- Treatment of attention disorders -- Conclusion and perspectives.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Basic Research and Clinical Aspects of Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41675
Juan Pedro Martinez-Barbera, Cynthia Lilian Andoniadou, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2017.
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This astute volume brings together the latest expert research on adamantinomatous craniopharyngiomas (ACPs). ACPs are histologically benign but clinically aggressive tumors exhibiting a high propensity for local invasion into the hypothalamus, optic and vascular structures. These tumors, as well as the current treatments, may result in pan-hypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus, morbid obesity followed by type II diabetes mellitus, blindness, as well as serious behavioral and psychosocial impairme…
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- Martinez-Barbera, Juan Pedro
- Lilian Andoniadou, Cynthia
- Responsibility
- Juan Pedro Martinez-Barbera, Cynthia Lilian Andoniadou, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 220 pages) : 47 illus., 32 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319518909
- 9783319518886 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Craniopharyngioma
- Abstract
- This astute volume brings together the latest expert research on adamantinomatous craniopharyngiomas (ACPs). ACPs are histologically benign but clinically aggressive tumors exhibiting a high propensity for local invasion into the hypothalamus, optic and vascular structures. These tumors, as well as the current treatments, may result in pan-hypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus, morbid obesity followed by type II diabetes mellitus, blindness, as well as serious behavioral and psychosocial impairments. Exploring in detail advances in both the understanding of tumor biology as well as clinical advances in patient management are explored in detail, this book will also look towards potential new treatment approaches. Basic Research and Clinical Aspects of Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma is the first book compiling all current research on ACPs. Mouse and human studies have unequivocally demonstrated that mutations in CTNNB1 encoding -catenin underlie the etiology of the majority, if not all ACP tumors. Genetic studies in mice have shown that ACPs are tumors of the pituitary gland and not of the hypothalamus as previously thought, and are derived from RathkeÇÖs pouch precursors. In addition, a role for tissue-specific adult pituitary stem cells has been revealed as causative of ACP. Together, these studies have provided novel insights into the molecular and cellular etiology as well as the pathogenesis of human ACP. Finally, this volume covers new treatment approaches that have been shown to be effective both in reducing ACP burden as well as reducing the morbidity associated with therapy.
- Contents
- Pathogenesis of human ACP -- Transcriptomic and Genomic Analyses of Human Craniopharyngioma -- Genetically Modified Mouse Models of Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma -- Clinical Diagnosis of Human ACP -- Endocrine Deficits in Patients with Human Craniopharyngioma -- Obesity and metabolic disturbances in Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma Patients -- Radiology and Radiotherapy of Craniopharyngioma -- Surgical Treatment of Human ACP -- Intracystic Administration of Interferon-Alpha for Reduction of Cystic Tumour Burden -- Long-term Management and Clinical Trials in Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma.
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- e-Book
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- Online
The Burden of Adult ADHD in Comorbid Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45248
Stefano Pallanti, Luana Salerno.
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Springer
, c2020.
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This book highlights the importance of investigating for ADHD in adults with attention difficulties, poor memory and executive function impairments. The authors advocate a neurodevelopmental assessment approach in all phases of life, and explain how to perform such assessments. The identification of ADHD in adults with other psychiatric and neurological disorders will lead to a better response to treatments, and as a result reduce its social, economic and personal burden. ADHD can no longer be …
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- Pallanti, Stefano
- Other Authors
- Salerno, Luana
- Responsibility
- Stefano Pallanti, Luana Salerno
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 371 p.) : 5 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030390518
- 9783030390501 (Print ed.)
- 9783030390525 (Print ed.)
- 9783030390532 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adult
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - epidemiology
- Comorbidity
- Mental Disorders - complications
- Nervous System Diseases - complications
- Specialty
- Neurology
- Psychiatry
- Abstract
- This book highlights the importance of investigating for ADHD in adults with attention difficulties, poor memory and executive function impairments. The authors advocate a neurodevelopmental assessment approach in all phases of life, and explain how to perform such assessments. The identification of ADHD in adults with other psychiatric and neurological disorders will lead to a better response to treatments, and as a result reduce its social, economic and personal burden. ADHD can no longer be considered solely a pediatric condition, as it occurs in a significant proportion of adults worldwide. However, ADHD in adults is often unrecognized and untreated. Diagnosing the disorder in adulthood is a challenge, due not only to the different clinical presentation in this phase of life, but also to the fact that other conditions may mask the symptoms. ADHD constitutes a hidden comorbidity with a detrimental impact of those affected, and a poor response (or even non-response) to several treatments. Intended for psychiatrists, neurologists, specialists in gerontology and neuropsychology, this book is an indispensable resource for all mental health practitioners who want to optimize the treatment of patients affected by psychiatric and neurological disorders who respond poorly to standard treatments.
- Contents
- 1. The Socioeconomic Burden of Adult ADHD -- 2. ADHD: A Neurodevelopmental Disorder -- 3. The Phenotypic Expression of ADHD in Adulthood -- 4. ADHD Circuitries in the R-Do-C Perspective -- 5. The Diagnosis of Adult ADHD Toward a Precision Psychiatry Approach -- 6. Adult ADHD in Psychiatric Conditions -- 7. Adult ADHD in Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders -- 8. Adult ADHD in Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders -- 9. Adult ADHD in Bipolar and Related Disorders -- 10. Adult ADHD in Depressive Disorders -- 11. Adult ADHD in Anxiety Disorders -- 12. Adult ADHD in Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders -- 13. Adult ADHD in Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders -- 14. Adult ADHD in Feeding and Eating Disorders -- 15. Adult ADHD in Sleep–Wake Disorders -- 16. Adult ADHD in Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders -- 17. Adult ADHD and Non-Substance-Related Disorders -- 18. Adult ADHD in Neurocognitive and Neurological Disorders -- 19. The Treatment of Adult ADHD: Complexity at Hand -- 20. Adult ADHD: Future Directions for Practice and Research.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Cancer Rehabilitation : A Concise and Portable Pocket Guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45549
Jennifer Baima, Ashish Khanna, editors.
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Springer
, c2020.
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Finally, a concise pocket guide designed as a quick reference for busy clinicians who seek to improve the care they provide to cancer patients and cancer survivors. It is a comprehensive text formatted for fast access to a wide range of clinical information. This compact compendium is conveniently organized by cancer type for rapid review. It describes the many issues that cancer patients may face throughout the chronologic spectrum of care, starting from cancer diagnosis, to treatment, and sur…
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- Baima, Jennifer
- Khanna, Ashish
- Responsibility
- Jennifer Baima, Ashish Khanna, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 190 p.)
- ISBN
- 9783030444624
- 9783030444617 (Print ed.)
- 9783030444631 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Neoplasms - rehabilitation
- Specialty
- Medical Oncology
- Abstract
- Finally, a concise pocket guide designed as a quick reference for busy clinicians who seek to improve the care they provide to cancer patients and cancer survivors. It is a comprehensive text formatted for fast access to a wide range of clinical information. This compact compendium is conveniently organized by cancer type for rapid review. It describes the many issues that cancer patients may face throughout the chronologic spectrum of care, starting from cancer diagnosis, to treatment, and survivorship. Each chapter helpfully highlights common impairments and treatment options using succinct tables, helpful illustrations and clinical peals from experts in the field. In addition, each chapter contains a clinical case and questions on the material to enhance understanding. Evidence for exercise treatment, including pertinent exercise precautions, is included, as are innovative research topics and emerging treatments. This includes dedicated chapters covering cancers of the breast; digestive organs; brain, eye, and central nervous system; urinary tract and genital organs; lip, oral cavity, and pharynx; lymphoid, hematopoietic, and related tissues; bone, articular cartilage, and soft tissues; respiratory and intrathoracic organs; skin. Thankfully, advances in cancer care such as chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery mean that more people than ever before are surviving long after their cancer diagnosis. Unfortunately, a large fraction of them live with at least one serious impairment as a consequence of their treatments that seriously impacts their ability to function and quality of life. This concise and essential guide to cancer rehabilitation will help the clinician navigate the care of this often complex population.
- Contents
- 1. Integrating Impairment-Driven Cancer Rehabilitation into the Care Continuum -- 2. Breast Cancer Rehabilitation -- 3. Cancer of the Digestive Organs: Importance of Mobility for Motility -- 4. Cancer of the Brain, Eye, and Other Parts of the Central Nervous System -- 5. Cancer of the Urinary Tract and Genital Organs: Female and Male -- 6. Rehabilitation of Individuals with Head and Neck Cancers -- 7. Cancer of the Lymphoid, Hematopoietic, and Related Tissue -- 8. Cancer of the Bone and Connective Tissue -- 9. Cancer of the Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs -- 10. Cancer of the Skin -- 11. Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome -- 12. Conclusion: Innovative Research.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Changes in the Brain : Impact on Daily Life
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41209
Nancy D. Chiaravalloti, Yael Goverover, editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, 2017.
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This informative text details the many changes in everyday life as the result of injury, illness, or aging affecting the brain. Experts across brain-related fields trace mechanisms of conditions such as Parkinson's disease, TBI, and dementia as they impact regions of the brain, and resulting cognitive, emotional, sensory, and motor impairments as they contribute to deficits in personal and social functioning. In addition to symptoms and behaviors associated with insults to the brain (and the ex…
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- Chiaravalloti, Nancy D
- Goverover, Yael
- Responsibility
- Nancy D. Chiaravalloti, Yael Goverover, editors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 282 pages) : 5 illus., 4 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9780387981888
- 9780387981871 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Activities of Daily Living
- Brain Diseases - complications
- Brain Injuries
- Cognitive Dysfunction
- Quality of Life
- Abstract
- This informative text details the many changes in everyday life as the result of injury, illness, or aging affecting the brain. Experts across brain-related fields trace mechanisms of conditions such as Parkinson's disease, TBI, and dementia as they impact regions of the brain, and resulting cognitive, emotional, sensory, and motor impairments as they contribute to deficits in personal and social functioning. In addition to symptoms and behaviors associated with insults to the brain (and the extent to which the brain can adapt or self-repair), chapters provide cogent examples of how societal and cultural expectations can shape the context and experience of disability. The book's focus on everyday activities brings new clarity to diverse links between symptoms and diagnosis, brain and behavior. Included in the coverage: The aging brain and changes in daily function. Stroke: impact on life and daily function. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the impact on daily life. Everyday life with cancer. Real-world impact of HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment. Disability and public policy in America. Living after brain changes, from the patient's perspective. Rich in empirical data and human insight, Changes in the Brain gives neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, and rehabilitation nurses a robust new understanding of the daily lives of patients, both in theory and in the real world.
- Contents
- 1. Neuroanatomy: The Brain–Behavior Relationship -- 2. The Aging Brain and Changes in Daily Function -- 3. Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia Disorders -- 4. Parkinson’s Disease: Changes in Daily Life -- 5. Stroke: Impact on Life and Daily Function -- 6. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and the Impact on Daily Life -- 7. Impact of Multiple Sclerosis on Daily Life -- 8. The Impact of Epilepsy on Quality of Life -- 9. Cancer Survivorship -- 10. Real-World Impact of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Impairment -- 11. Disability and Public Policy in America -- 12. Living after Brain Changes: From the Patient’s Perspective -- Epilogue: Where Do We Go from Here?
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- e-Book
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- Online
Cognitive rehabilitation : an integrative neuropsychological approach
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat34989
McKay Moore Sohlberg, Catherine A. Mateer.
--New York, NY:
Guilford Press
, c2001.
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Sohlberg and Mateer's landmark introductory text helped put cognitive rehabilitation on the map for a generation of clinicians, researchers, educators, and students. Now, more than a decade later, the discipline has come of age. This new volume provides a comprehensive overview of this fast-evolving field. More than a revised edition, the text reflects the dramatic impact of recent advances in neuroscience and computer technology, coupled with changes in service delivery models. The authors d…
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- Sohlberg, McKay Moore
- Responsibility
- McKay Moore Sohlberg, Catherine A. Mateer
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Guilford Press
- Date of Publication
- c2001
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource, 492 p.
- ISBN
- 9781572306134
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Brain Injuries - rehabilitation
- Cognition Disorders - diagnosis
- Cognition Disorders - rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Tests
- Abstract
- Sohlberg and Mateer's landmark introductory text helped put cognitive rehabilitation on the map for a generation of clinicians, researchers, educators, and students. Now, more than a decade later, the discipline has come of age. This new volume provides a comprehensive overview of this fast-evolving field. More than a revised edition, the text reflects the dramatic impact of recent advances in neuroscience and computer technology, coupled with changes in service delivery models. The authors describe a broad range of clinical interventions for assisting persons with acquired cognitive impairments--including deficits in attention, memory, executive functions, and communication--and for managing associated emotional and behavioral issues. For each approach, theoretical underpinnings are reviewed in depth and clinical protocols delineated. Difficult concepts are explained in a clear, straightforward fashion, with realistic case examples bringing the material to life.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Concussions in athletics : from brain to behavior
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33591
Semyon M. Slobounov, Wayne J. Sebastianelli, editors.
--New York:
Springer
, c2014.
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- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Slobounov, Semyon
- Sebastianelli, Wayne
- Responsibility
- Semyon M. Slobounov, Wayne J. Sebastianelli, editors
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 419 pages)
- ISBN
- 9781493902958 (electronic bk.)
- 9781493902941
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Athletic Injuries
- Brain Concussion
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Brain - Concussion
- Sports injuries
- Contents
- Consequences of Ignorance and Arrogance for Mismanagement of Sports-Related Concussions: Short- and Long-Term Complications -- Neuropsychological Testing in Sports Concussion Management: An Evidence-Based Model when Baseline Is Unavailable -- Feasibility of Virtual Reality for Assessment of Neurocognitive, Executive, and Motor Functions in Concussion -- Feasibility of Electroencephalography for Direct Assessment of Concussion -- The Relevance of Assessing Cerebral Metabolic Recovery for a Safe Return to Play Following Concussion -- The Biomechanics of Concussion: 60 Years of Experimental Research -- Acute and Lingering Impairments in Post-concussion Postural Control -- Biomechanical Studies of Impact and Helmet Protection -- Neuropathology of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Relationship to Structural Neuroimaging Findings -- Metabolic Dysfunction Following Traumatic Brain Injury -- Advanced Neuroimaging of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury -- Biomarkers for Concussion -- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury -- Predicting Postconcussive Symptoms After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents -- Long-Term Effects of Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury -- Neuropsychological Assessment of Sports-Related Concussion: Pediatric Challenges -- Management of Collegiate Sport-Related Concussions -- Sports-Related Subconcussive Head Trauma -- The Role of the Quantitative EEG in the Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of the Traumatic Brain Injured Patients -- Current Understanding of Concussion: Treatment Perspectives -- Post-concussion Syndrome, Persistent Symptomatic Concussion, Related Sequelae, and Treatment of Mild Closed Head Injury.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Congenital Heart Disease : Morphological and Functional Assessment
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39478
Hideaki Senzaki, Satoshi Yasukochi, editors.
--Tokyo:
Springer Japan
, c2015.
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This book comprehensively covers the latest information about ventricular vascular morphology and function in congenital heart disease (CHD) assessed by various innovative methodologies. Anatomical (morphological) abnormalities in CHD are generally accompanied with abnormal loading conditions, which, in turn, cause ventricular and vascular functional impairments. The functional impairments may also exist independently of the anatomical abnormalities. These two (morphological and functional abno…
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- Senzaki, Hideaki
- Yasukochi, Satoshi
- Responsibility
- Hideaki Senzaki, Satoshi Yasukochi, editors
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 208 p. : 166 illus., 118 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9784431543558
- 9784431543541 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Heart Diseases - congenital
- Heart Diseases - diagnosis
- Heart Function Tests
- Heart - abnormalities
- Abstract
- This book comprehensively covers the latest information about ventricular vascular morphology and function in congenital heart disease (CHD) assessed by various innovative methodologies. Anatomical (morphological) abnormalities in CHD are generally accompanied with abnormal loading conditions, which, in turn, cause ventricular and vascular functional impairments. The functional impairments may also exist independently of the anatomical abnormalities. These two (morphological and functional abnormalities) importantly interact to determine underlying pathophysiology and generate clinical symptoms in CHD. Therefore, detailed and precise assessment of morphology and function is essential to better understand and treat this disease. Recent advances in technology have provided useful tools for this purpose, and novel findings are accumulating. The information contained here will provide researchers and clinicians with invaluable knowledge in this field.
- Contents
- Part I. Morphological Assessment of Congenital Heart Disease -- 1. Real-Time 3-Dimensional (3D) Echocardiography for Diagnosis and Treatment of Congenital Heart Diseases in Practical Medicine: Transepicardial and Transesophageal Approach -- 2. Assessment of Atrioventricular Valve Anatomy and Function in Congenital Heart Diseases Using Three-Dimensional Echocardiography -- 3. Assessment of Intra-Cardiac Anatomy by Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- 4. Assessment of Extra-Cardiac and Intra-Cardiac Anatomy by MD-CT -- Part II. Functional Assessment of Congenital Heart Disease -- 5. Assessment of Ventricular Function Using the Pressure-Volume Relationship -- 6. Assessment of Vascular Function by Using Cardiac Catheterization -- 7. Assessment of Ventricular-Vascular Function by Echocardiography -- 8. Assessment of Hemodynamics by Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Creativity : theories and themes : research, development, and practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat27208
Runco, Mark A.
--Burlington, MA:
Elsevier Academic Press
, 2007.
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Runco, Mark A
- Place of Publication
- Burlington, MA
- Publisher
- Elsevier Academic Press
- Date of Publication
- 2007
- Physical Description
- 492 p.
- ISBN
- 9786610747047
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Creativity
- Contents
- Cover -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- PREFACE -- EVERYDAY AND EMINENT CREATIVITY -- THE FIELD OF CREATIVE STUDIES AND THE CREATIVITY COMPLEX -- ORGANIZATION OF THE BOOK -- CHAPTER 1: Cognition and Creativity -- INTRODUCTION -- CREATIVITY AND INTELLIGENCE -- ANALOGICAL THINKING AND METAPHOR -- PROBLEM SOLVING -- PROBLEM FINDING -- STAGE MODELS OF CREATIVE COGNITION -- RESTRUCTURING AND INSIGHT -- EXPERIENCE, EXPERTISE, INFORMATION, AND INSIGHT -- INTUITION -- UNCONSCIOUS PROCESSES AND CREATIVE COGNITION -- PERCEPTION AND CREATIVITY -- SYNAESTHESIA -- MINDFULNESS -- OVERINCLUSIVE THINKING -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 2: Developmental Trends and Influences on Creativity -- INTRODUCTION -- TRENDS AND STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT -- PEER STATUS AND CREATIVITY -- ADULT DEVELOPMENT -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 3: Biological Perspectives on Creativity -- INTRODUCTION -- HEMISPHERIC ASYMMETRY AND THE SPLIT BRAIN -- HANDEDNESS AND HEMISPHERICITY -- BRAIN WAVES AND THE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM -- PREFRONTAL CORTEX -- HIERARCHIES WITHIN THE BRAIN -- CEREBELLUM AND CREATIVITY -- THE EMOTIONAL BRAIN -- MANIPULATIONS OF THE HUMAN BRAIN -- THE BRAIN OF ALBERT EINSTEIN -- ALTERED STATES AND BRAIN FUNCTION -- DIFFERENT TASKS, DIFFERENT STRUCTURES, AND NETWORKS -- GENETIC BASIS OF CREATIVE POTENTIAL -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 4: Health and Clinical Perspectives -- INTRODUCTION -- AFFECTIVE DISORDERS -- AFFECT AND MOOD -- SUICIDE -- STRESS -- ANXIETY -- ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE -- PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PROCESS -- PSYCHOSIS AND PSYCHOTICISM -- ADHD AND CREATIVITY -- PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS -- ADAPTABILITY AND MALADAPTATIONS -- ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY -- SELF-ACTUALIZATION AND THE COURAGE TO CREATE -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 5: Social, Attributional, and Organizational Perspectives -- INTRODUCTION -- SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON ENVIRONMENTS AND SETTINGS -- SOCIAL JUDGMENT -- CONCERNS WITH SOCIAL AND ATTRIBUTIONAL PERSPECTIVES -- BIAS IN SOCIAL JUDGMENT -- COLLABORATION AND CREATIVITY -- COMPETITION AND CREATIVITY -- PERSON-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS -- ORGANIZATIONAL THEORIES -- ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE -- LEADERS AND LEADERSHIP -- ORGANIZATIONAL ATTITUDE -- COMMUNITARIANISM AND CREATIVITY -- AGGREGATE CREATIVITY AND SOCIETY AT LARGE -- HUMAN CAPITAL AND THE CREATIVE CLASS -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 6: Educational Perspectives -- INTRODUCTION -- THE IDEAL STUDENT -- IMPLICIT THEORIES OF TEACHERS -- TEACHING EXPERIENCE -- CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT AND SETTING -- TEACHERS AND MENTORS -- EGO-STRENGTH AND SELF-EFFICACY -- CREATIVE ATTITUDES -- ENHANCING IMAGERY AND ARTISTIC SKILLS -- PROBLEM FINDING AND EDUCATION -- REMOTE MODELS -- BRAINSTORMING -- INFORMATION AND CREATIVITY -- EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS -- LEARNING THEORIES -- GOODBYE TEACHER -- GENERALIZATION AND MAINTENANCE -- META-COGNITION -- DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND REINFORCEMENT -- GIFTED STUDENTS -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 7: History and Historiometry -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORICAL ANALYSES -- PREHISTORY -- ZEITGEIST AS HISTORICAL PROCESS -- A GENIUS AHEAD OF HIS OR HER TIME? -- MULTIPLE DISCOVERIES AND SIMULTANEITIES -- TOOLS AND CREATIVITY -- LAMARCKIAN EVOLUTION AND CHANGE -- DOMAIN DIFFERENCES AND
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Dementia with Lewy Bodies : Clinical and Biological Aspects
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41915
Kenji Kosaka, editor.
--Tokyo:
Springer
, 2017.
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- Location
- Online
This book describes biological and clinical aspects of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), one of the most common types of progressive dementia, although in most cases the cause is unknown. The editor has made a major contribution to the understanding of the disease since he first reported DLB in 1976. Written by renowned experts in the field, the book discusses not only diagnostic criteria and clinical symptoms of DLB but also various imaging modalities and biological markers such as alpha-synucl…
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- Other Authors
- Kosaka, Kenji
- Responsibility
- Kenji Kosaka, editor
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 241 pages) : 45 illus., 26 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9784431559481
- 9784431559467 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Lewy Body Disease - physiopathology
- Abstract
- This book describes biological and clinical aspects of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), one of the most common types of progressive dementia, although in most cases the cause is unknown. The editor has made a major contribution to the understanding of the disease since he first reported DLB in 1976. Written by renowned experts in the field, the book discusses not only diagnostic criteria and clinical symptoms of DLB but also various imaging modalities and biological markers such as alpha-synuclein, which are useful for diagnosis of DLB. Dementia with Lewy Bodies is aimed at psychiatrists, neurologists, and researchers who are interested in DLB.
- Contents
- Part I. Introduction -- 1. History and Latest Concepts of Lewy Body Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies -- 2. Epidemiological Study on Dementia with Lewy Bodies -- Part II. Biological Aspects -- 3. Cholinergic Pathology in Dementia with Lewy Bodies -- 4. Molecular Biology of Dementia with Lewy Bodies -- Part III. Clinical Aspects -- 5 Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for Dementia with Lewy Bodies -- 6. Cognitive Impairments of Dementia with Lewy Bodies -- 7. Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia -- 8. Parkinson Symptoms in Dementia with Lewy Bodies -- 9. Autonomic Symptoms in Dementia with Lewy Bodies -- Part IV. Biological Markers -- 10. CT, MRI, SPECT, and PET in DLB -- 11. Dopamine Transporter Imaging -- 12. 123I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Myocardial Scintigraphy in Dementia with Lewy Bodies -- 13. Alpha-Synuclein in Cerebrospinal Fluid -- 14. Electroencephalography in DLB -- 15. Ventilatory Response to Hypercapnia in Dementia with Lewy Bodies -- Part V. Treatment -- 16. Pharmacotherapy in Dementia with Lewy Bodies -- 17. Traditional Chinese Medicine for Treatment of Dementia.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Disability, Health and Human Development
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43964
Sophie Mitra.
--New York:
Palgrave Macmillan
, c2018.
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- Access
- Open access
- Location
- Online
This open access book introduces the human development model to define disability and map its links with health and wellbeing, based on Sen’s capability approach. The author uses panel survey data with internationally comparable questions on disability for Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. It presents evidence on the prevalence of disability and its strong and consistent association with multidimensional poverty, mortality, economic insecurity and deprivations in education, morbidity and e…
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- Author
- Mitra, Sophie
- Responsibility
- Sophie Mitra
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 177 p.) : 20 illus., 17 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9781137536389
- 9781137536372 (Print ed.)
- 9781349710706 (Print ed.)
- 9781349710690 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Disabled Persons
- Human Development
- Quality of Life
- Social Planning
- Other Subjects
- Africa
- Specialty
- Public Health
- Abstract
- This open access book introduces the human development model to define disability and map its links with health and wellbeing, based on Sen’s capability approach. The author uses panel survey data with internationally comparable questions on disability for Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. It presents evidence on the prevalence of disability and its strong and consistent association with multidimensional poverty, mortality, economic insecurity and deprivations in education, morbidity and employment. It shows that disability needs to be considered from multiple angles including aging, gender, health and poverty. Ultimately, this study makes a call for inclusion and prevention interventions as solutions to the deprivations associated with impairments and health conditions.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Human Development Model of Disability, Health and Wellbeing -- 3. Measurement, Data and Country Context -- 4. Prevalence of Functional Difficulties -- 5. Functional Difficulties and Inequalities through a Static Lens -- 6. Dynamics of Functional Difficulties and Wellbeing -- 7. Main Results and Implications.
- Access
- Open access
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Feeling Smarter and Smarter : Discovering the Inner-Ear Origins and Treatment for Dyslexia/LD, ADD/ADHD, and Phobias/Anxiety
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44640
Harold N. Levinson, MD.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2019.
- Available Online
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- Location
- Online
In this ground-breaking book, Dr. Harold Levinson, a renowned psychiatrist and clinical researcher, provides his long-awaited follow-up work about truly understanding and successfully treating children and adults with many and diverse dyslexia-related disorders such as those found on the cover. This fascinating, life-changing title is primarily about helping children who suffer from varied combinations and severities of previously unexplained inner-ear-determined symptoms resulting in difficult…
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- Author
- Levinson, Harold N.
- Responsibility
- Harold N. Levinson, MD
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 312 p.) : 64 illus., 38 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030162085
- 9783030162078 (Print ed.)
- 9783030162092 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Anxiety Disorders - therapy
- Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders - therapy
- Dyslexia - etiology
- Dyslexia - therapy
- Ear, Inner - physiopathology
- Learning Disorders - therapy
- Psychology, Educational
- Specialty
- Psychiatry
- Abstract
- In this ground-breaking book, Dr. Harold Levinson, a renowned psychiatrist and clinical researcher, provides his long-awaited follow-up work about truly understanding and successfully treating children and adults with many and diverse dyslexia-related disorders such as those found on the cover. This fascinating, life-changing title is primarily about helping children who suffer from varied combinations and severities of previously unexplained inner-ear-determined symptoms resulting in difficulties with: reading, writing, spelling, math, memory, speech, sense of direction and time grammar, concentration/activity-level, balance and coordination headaches, nausea, dizziness, ringing ears, and motion-sickness frustration levels and feeling dumb, ugly, klutzy, phobic, and depressed impulsivity, cutting class, dropping out of school, and substance abuse bullying and being bullied as well as anger and social interactions later becoming emotionally traumatized and scarred dysfunctional adults Feeling Smarter and Smarter is thus also about and for the millions of frus-trated and failing adults who are often overwhelmed by similar and even more complicated symptoms—as well as for their dedicated healers. Having laid the initial foundations for his many current insights in an earlier bestseller, Smart But Feeling Dumb, Dr. Levinson now presents a compelling range of enlightening new cases and data as well as a large number of highly original discoveries—such as his challenging illumination that all dyslexia-related manifestations are primarily inner-ear or cerebellar-vestibular—not cerebrally—determined and so do not impair IQ, and an “ingeniously simple” explanatory theory of symptom formation. Most important, all the dyslexia/inner-ear based impairments and their symptoms were discovered by Dr. Levinson to respond rapidly and often “mi-raculously” in 75 to 85 percent of cases when treated with simple and safe inner-ear enhancing medications—thus enabling bright but dumb-feeling children and adults to feel… smarter and smarter.
- Contents
- 1. Dyslexia by Any Other Name -- 2. The Bottom Line -- 3. A Bit of History and Discovery -- 4. The Turning Point: Solving the Dyslexia Riddle -- 5. Listening to Dyslexics: My Simple Clinical Path Proved Key to Discovery -- 6. Kathy: The Intriguing Complexity of Dyslexia -- 7. The Self-Diagnostic Test: Evaluating Patients and Theories -- 8. Kathy and the Mistaken Theories of Dyslexia -- 9. The CVS Theory of Dyslexia: A Theory’s Value Is Entirely Dependent on Its Explanatory and Predictive Capabilities -- 10. Only the CVS Theory Can Explain All of Kathy’s Dyslexic Symptoms and Mechanisms -- 11. Some Important Q&As: Especially About the Higher Cerebellum and Kathy -- 12. Another Remarkable Case: Highlighting the Dyslexia/ADD/ADHD/ Phobia Connection -- 13. Making the Connections: An Introductory Overview -- 14. New Insights into ADD/ADHD -- 15. The CVS/Phobia Link: Three Steps Toward Conviction -- 16. The Reading Process in Dyslexia -- 17. The “Super-Ten” Basic Mechanisms Explaining the Dyslexia Syndrome -- 18. Many Helpful Therapies -- 19. Four Steps to a Certain Diagnosis -- 20. “I Didn’t Want Medical Treatment, But…”: Depression vs. “Dyslexia Without ‘Dyslexia’” -- 21. Real Smart Drugs and Treatment -- 22. An Effective Partial Medical Treatment for Autism (ASD) and Autistic Trait Disorder or Pseudo-autism -- 23. Kathy’s Favorable Response to Medical Treatment -- 24. Summary -- 25. Closure: The End Is Just a New Beginning -- Appendices.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Flammer Syndrome : From Phenotype to Associated Pathologies, Prediction, Prevention and Personalisation
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44651
Olga Golubnitschaja, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2019.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Unmet healthcare needs of young populations and individuals in suboptimal health conditions are the key issue of currently observed epidemics of non-communicable disorders. Moreover, an unprecedented decrease in the average age of onset of these disorders is recorded. The majority of non-communicable disorders carry a chronic character by progressing over a couple of years from a reversible suboptimal health condition to irreversible pathology with collateral complications. The time-frame betwe…
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- Other Authors
- Golubnitschaja, Olga
- Responsibility
- Olga Golubnitschaja, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 376 p.) : 47 illus., 40 illus. in color
- Series Vol.
- v. 11
- ISBN
- 9783030135508
- 9783030135492 (Print ed.)
- 9783030135515 (Print ed.)
- 9783030135522 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2211-3495
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adolescent
- Precision Medicine
- Syndrome
- Vascular Diseases - complications
- Vascular Diseases - physiopathology
- Specialty
- Cardiology
- Abstract
- Unmet healthcare needs of young populations and individuals in suboptimal health conditions are the key issue of currently observed epidemics of non-communicable disorders. Moreover, an unprecedented decrease in the average age of onset of these disorders is recorded. The majority of non-communicable disorders carry a chronic character by progressing over a couple of years from a reversible suboptimal health condition to irreversible pathology with collateral complications. The time-frame between both conditions is the operational area for predictive diagnosis and identification of persons at risk by innovative screening programmes followed by the most cost-effective personalised treatment possible, namely primary prevention tailored to the person. The book propagates the paradigm change from delayed, costly but frequently ineffective medical services to the holistic approach by predictive, preventive and personalised medicine clearly demonstrating multifaceted benefits to the individual, healthcare sector and society as a whole. The book is focused on the needs of young people: teenagers, adolescents and young adults; regardless of the age, individuals in suboptimal health conditions, who are interested in remaining healthy by optimising their modifiable risk factors – both endogenous and exogenous ones; several patient cohorts demonstrating similar phenotype of Flammer syndrome. The book is based on the multi-professional expertise, scientific excellence and practical experiences of the world-acknowledged experts in Flammer syndrome, predictive diagnostics, targeted prevention and personalised medicine, amongst others. The topic of this book is particularly relevant to general practitioners, experts in non-communicable diseases, phenotyping, genotyping, multilevel diagnostics, targeted prevention, personalised medicine, as well as the readers interested in advancing their health literacy.
- Contents
- Flammer Syndrome in the Global Context – The “U-Shape” of Health Risks -- General Lessons Learned from Flammer Syndrome -- Flammer Syndrome-Affected Individuals May Be Predisposed to Associated Pathologies Early in Life: Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects -- Flammer Syndrome: Psychological Causes and Consequences of Visual Impairment -- Multiomic Signature of Glaucoma Predisposition in Flammer Syndrome Affected Individuals – Innovative Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Strategies in Disease Management -- Interrelation Between Dry Mouth and Flammer Syndromes: Neglected Risks in Youth and New Concepts of Personalised Prevention -- Specific Symptoms of Flammer Syndrome in Women Suffering from Vaginal Dryness: Individualised Patient Profiles, Risks and Mitigating Measures -- Relevance of Flammer Syndrome to the “Sleep-Wake” Rhythm: Possible Mechanisms, Risks and Preventive Strategies -- Flammer Syndrome and Autoimmune Inflammatory Conditions of the Central Nervous System: Multifactorial Interrelations -- “Young Stroke” Risks Potentially Linked to the Flammer Syndrome Phenotype: Facts and Hypotheses -- Flammer and Sjögren Syndromes: What and Why Is in Common? -- Flammer Syndrome in the Context of Healing Impairments – Facts and Hypotheses for Multi-professional Consideration -- Feeling Cold and Other Underestimated Symptoms of Flammer Syndrome in Breast Cancer Diagnostics: Is Innovative Screening on the Horizon? -- Relevance of Flammer Syndrome Phenotype to Metastatic Breast Cancer: Risks by Pre-metastatic Systemic Hypoxic Environment -- Individualised Patient Profile: Risk Assessment by the Patient’s Self-Report and Potential Clinical Utility of Flammer Syndrome Phenotype -- Triple-Negative Breast Cancer with Pronounced Flammer Syndrome Phenotype – Case Report -- Suboptimal Health Status and Cardiovascular Deficits -- Flammer Syndrome, Disordered Eating and Microbiome: Interrelations, Complexity of Risks and Individual Outcomes -- Nutritional Approach to the Common Symptoms of Flammer Syndrome -- Positive Effects of Acupuncture Benefiting Individuals with Flammer Syndrome and Patients with Associated Pathologies.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Handbook for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40769
UK Adult ADHD Network (UKAAN) ; Philip Asherson [and 9 others].
--Tarporley:
Springer Healthcare
, c2013.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book is a direct response to a severe treatment gap in recognising, treating and managing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults. Affecting 3-4% of the global population, ADHD has long been considered a pediatric psychiatric condition and continues to be overlooked in adults, who often go on to endure a lifetime of clinically significant impairments that affect work performance, social behavior, and personal relationships. However, in the wake of the recognition of ADHD …
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- View e-Book
- Author
- Asherson, Philip, 1960-
- Other Authors
- UK Adult ADHD Network
- Responsibility
- UK Adult ADHD Network (UKAAN) ; Philip Asherson [and 9 others]
- Place of Publication
- Tarporley
- Publisher
- Springer Healthcare
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 216 p. : 15 illus., 8 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781908517791
- 9781908517500 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adult
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
- Abstract
- This book is a direct response to a severe treatment gap in recognising, treating and managing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults. Affecting 3-4% of the global population, ADHD has long been considered a pediatric psychiatric condition and continues to be overlooked in adults, who often go on to endure a lifetime of clinically significant impairments that affect work performance, social behavior, and personal relationships. However, in the wake of the recognition of ADHD in adults in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV (considered the absolute gold standard in psychiatry) and a greater number of pharmaceutical treatments being indicated for adults, this book will increase awareness of the condition and advocate expanding ADHD treatment across all age ranges. The book is especially relevant to psychiatrists, GPs, and specialist psychiatric nurses, while also a useful resource for patient societies and advocacy groups.
- Contents
- Introduction to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Definition of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults -- The scientific basis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults -- Diagnostic assessment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults -- Neuropsychological assessment -- Comorbid symptoms, syndromes, and disorders -- Pharmacological treatments -- Psychological treatments -- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during pregnancy -- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the criminal justice system -- Service provision for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Handbook of Children with Special Health Care Needs
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30963
David Hollar, editor.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2012.
- Available Online
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- Location
- Online
Children with chronic conditions, developmental disorders, and birth defects represent a sizeable minority of American children'as many as one in five. Often their families have financial or other issues limiting their access to appropriate care, thus limiting their adult prospects as well. Compounding the problem, many valuable resources concerning this population are difficult to access although they may be critical to the researchers, practitioners, and policymakers creating standards for qu…
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- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Hollar, David
- Responsibility
- David Hollar, editor
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxvii, 430 p. : 25 ill.)
- ISBN
- 9781461423355
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Disabled Children
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Maternal and infant welfare
- Rehabilitation
- Early childhood education
- Social work
- Developmental psychology
- Abstract
- Children with chronic conditions, developmental disorders, and birth defects represent a sizeable minority of American children'as many as one in five. Often their families have financial or other issues limiting their access to appropriate care, thus limiting their adult prospects as well. Compounding the problem, many valuable resources concerning this population are difficult to access although they may be critical to the researchers, practitioners, and policymakers creating standards for quality care and services. In response, the Handbook of Children with Special Health Care Needs assembles research, applied, and policy perspectives reflecting the range of children's problems requiring special services. Widely studied conditions (e.g., communication disorders, substance abuse) and those receiving lesser attention (e.g., tuberculosis) are covered, as are emerging ideas such as the "medical home" concept of continuity of care. Contributors offer screening and evaluation methods, research guidelines, and diagnostic and treatment interventions to inform the greatest spectrum of readers, including: Quality of life in children diagnosed with ADHD or specific learning disabilities; Evaluating school-aged children with visual impairments; Deaf culture advocates on deaf learners' education; Oral health access issues in children requiring special services; Diagnostic and treatment issues in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; Addressing and preventing bullying of children with special health care needs. Its interdisciplinary outlook makes the Handbook of Children with Special Health Care Needs a vital, forward-looking text for developmental psychologists, pediatricians, early childhood and special education researchers and practitioners, disability researchers, policymakers, and advocates, and providers for children with special health care needs.
- Contents
- 1. Policy: Its History, Intentions and Consequences for Children with Special Health Care Needs -- 2. Severe Communication Disorders -- 3. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Perceived Competence, and Self-Worth -- 4. Quality Of Life In Children Diagnosed With Specific Learning Disability Or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder -- 5. Children and Adolescents with Mobility Limitations -- 6. Rethinking Deaf Learners Education: A Human Rights Issue -- 7. Childhood eye disorders and visual impairment -- 8. Evaluating School-Aged Children with Visual Disabilities -- 9. Oral Health Access Issues for Children with Special Health Care Needs -- 10. Tuberculosis: the special needs of children -- 11. Children with multiple sclerosis -- 12. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Review of Teratogenicity, Diagnosis and Treatment Issues -- 13. Newborn screening for congenital disorders in routine and research -- 14. Genetic and Metabolic Conditions for Children with Special Health Care Needs -- 15. Development from Conception through Adolescence: Physiological and Psychosocial Factors Impacting Children with Special Health Care Needs -- 16. Using Population-Based Survey Data to Monitor the Health of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities -- 17. Secondary Conditions in Youth with Disabilities -- 18. Accessible Substance Abuse Prevention for all Children -- 19. Research Methods and Epidemiology for Children with Special Health Care Needs -- 20. Addressing Bullying Among Students with Disabilities within a Multi-Tier Educational Environment -- 21. Building a Medical Home for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs -- 22. Epilogue: Advancing Health Outcomes and Social Participation for CSHCN.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Hematology in the Adolescent Female
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45337
Lakshmi V. Srivaths, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Adolescent females experience a variety of blood disorders that are often unique to this patient population. As they go through puberty, they are uniquely poised to encounter various bleeding and thrombotic disorders once they attain menarche, start to have menstrual bleeding, and require hormonal therapy. This may in turn lead to other medical conditions, such as anemia and iron deficiency. Pregnancy encountered by some adolescents can pose hematologic challenges specifically in regards to ble…
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- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Srivaths, Lakshmi V.
- Responsibility
- Lakshmi V. Srivaths, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 329 p.)
- ISBN
- 9783030484460
- 9783030484453 (Print ed.)
- 9783030484477 (Print ed.)
- 9783030484484 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adolescent
- Hematologic Diseases
- Women's Health
- Specialty
- Adolescent Medicine
- Gynecology
- Hematology
- Abstract
- Adolescent females experience a variety of blood disorders that are often unique to this patient population. As they go through puberty, they are uniquely poised to encounter various bleeding and thrombotic disorders once they attain menarche, start to have menstrual bleeding, and require hormonal therapy. This may in turn lead to other medical conditions, such as anemia and iron deficiency. Pregnancy encountered by some adolescents can pose hematologic challenges specifically in regards to bleeding and thrombotic disorders. In addition, adolescent females are at risk to develop immune mediated hematologic disorders, such as immune thrombocytopenia, auto-immune hemolytic anemia, and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, as well as vitamin deficiencies due to pernicious anemia. Sickle cell disease, thalassemia and bone marrow failure disorders in the adolescent female poses unique challenges that need to be addressed with special care and attention. Knowledge about these various blood disorders in adolescent females is crucial for the treating physician in order to accurately diagnose and optimally manage these teenagers. Otherwise, it can affect their overall health, causing hematologic and gynecologic issues, poor quality of life, neurocognitive impairments, and poor psycho-social development, all of which can lead to various complications immediately and into adulthood. This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art overview of blood disorders in female adolescents. The text presents new data about bleeding disorders that affect the female adolescent, including bleeding disorders, thromboembolism, thrombophilia, anemia, sickle cell disease and thalassemia, disorders od hemostasis and thrombosis in pregnancy, immune hematology and bone marrow failure disorders; reviews our current understanding of these disorders; outlines recent research findings; and spotlights multi-disciplinary approaches, evaluation and treatment modalities to combat these blood disorders. Written by experts in the field, Hematology in the Adolescent Female is a valuable resource for clinicians and practitioners who treat and manage female adolescents with blood disorders.
- Contents
- Part I. Bleeding Disorders and Heavy Menstrual Bleeding -- 1. Evaluation of the Adolescent with Heavy Menstrual Bleeding -- 2. Screening Tools for Evaluating the Bleeding Adolescent -- 3. von Willebrand Disease -- 4. Hemophilia Carriers -- 5. Rare Coagulation Factor Deficiencies -- 6. Platelet Disorders in the Adolescent Female -- 7. Fibrinolytic Pathway Disorders -- 8. Hypermobility Syndromes in Heavy Menstrual Bleeding -- 9. Complications of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in Adolescents -- 10. Hormonal Therapy for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding -- 11. Hemostatic Therapies for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding -- 12. Quality of Life in Female Adolescents with Bleeding Disorders -- Part II. Thromboembolism in the Adolescent Female -- 13. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Adolescent Venous Thromboembolism -- 14. Diagnosis, Prevention, and Management of Venous Thromboembolism in the Adolescent Female -- 15. Thrombophilia and Hormonal Therapy in Adolescents -- 16. Heavy Menstrual Bleeding and Anticoagulation -- Part III Anemia in the Adolescent Female -- 17. Iron Deficiency Anemia -- 18. Vitamin B12 Deficiency -- Part IV. Hemoglobinopathies in the Adolescent Female -- 19. Thalassemia Disorders in the Adolescent Female -- 20. Sickle Cell Disease in the Adolescent Female -- Part V. Immune Hematology in the Adolescent Female -- 21. Immune Thrombocytopenia in Adolescents -- 22. Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in Adolescent Females -- 23. Evans Syndrome in the Adolescent Female -- 24. Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- 25. Thrombotic Microangiopathy in the Adolescent Female -- Part VI. Bone Marrow Failure Disorders in the Adolescent Female -- 26. Bone Marrow Failure Disorders in the Adolescent Female -- Part VII. Blood Disorders in the Pregnant Adolescent -- 27. Adolescent Pregnancy Complicated by Thrombosis -- 28. Bleeding Disorders in Pregnancy.
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- e-Book
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Infectious complications in cancer patients
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33429
Valentina Stosor, Teresa R. Zembower, editors.
--Cham, Switzerland:
Springer
, c2014.
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While advances in both the treatment of cancer and the management of its complications have led to significant improvement in patient survival, infections remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with neoplastic disease. In this patient population, infection risk results from a complex interplay between the host's underlying immunodeficiencies, local tumor effects, and treatment-induced immunosuppression. New chemotherapeutic approaches and antimicrobial prophylaxis and…
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- Other Authors
- Stosor, Valentina
- Zembower, Teresa R
- Responsibility
- Valentina Stosor, Teresa R. Zembower, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham, Switzerland
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 511 pages)
- Series Vol.
- v. 161
- Series Title
- Cancer treatment and research
- ISBN
- 9783319042206 (electronic bk.)
- 9783319042190
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Cancer - Complications
- Infection
- Abstract
- While advances in both the treatment of cancer and the management of its complications have led to significant improvement in patient survival, infections remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with neoplastic disease. In this patient population, infection risk results from a complex interplay between the host's underlying immunodeficiencies, local tumor effects, and treatment-induced immunosuppression. New chemotherapeutic approaches and antimicrobial prophylaxis and treatment practices continue to shape the spectrum of infections in these patients. Clinicians who treat infections in cancer patients are continually challenged by the emergence of new pathogens and by the increasing antimicrobial resistance of established ones. The aim of this book, is to emphasize unique aspects of management of infectious diseases in the cancer patient. With the increasing complexity of this patient population, optimal management requires a multidisciplinary approach, and this fact is fully reflected in the contributions, all from recognized authorities in the field. Ultimately, it is hoped that this volume will assist specialists in infectious diseases and haematology/oncology in the diagnosis, management, and prevention of infection and optimization of the overall care of patients with malignancies.
- Contents
- Host Impairments in Patients with Neoplastic Diseases -- Epidemiology of Infections in Cancer Patients -- Bacterial Pathogens -- Fungal Infections in Cancer Patients -- Advances in the Management of Viral Infections -- Neutropenic Fever and Sepsis: Evaluation and Management -- Respiratory Infections -- Enteric Infections -- Central Nervous System Infections in Cancer Patients and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients -- Dermatologic Infections in Cancer Patients.-Infections in Patients with Leukemia and Lymphoma -- Infectious Complications of Stem Cell Transplantation -- Infections Associated with Solid Malignancies -- Antimicrobial Agents, Drug Adverse Reactions and Interactions and the Cancer Population -- Infection Control and Prevention Considerations -- Prevention of Infection in Cancer Patients.
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- e-Book
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