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Neuroepidemiology : theory and method /
As a collection of neuroepidemiology papers, this book captures the range and excitement of the discipline. Researchers in the field have been at the forefront in the study of slow viruses, retroviral epidemiology, chronic neuroloical diseases, as well as injuries and other disabilities of the neuro...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego :
Academic Press,
�1993.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Neuroepidemiology: Theory and Method; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; An Introduction to Neuroepidemiology; POLIOMYELITIS; KURU; MINIMATAS DISEASE; PARKINSONS DISEASE; STROKE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DEMENTIA OF THE ALZHEIMERS TYPE; HUNTINGTONS DISEASE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PERTUSSIS VACCINES; CEREBRAL PALSY; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME AND THE SWINE FLU VACCINE AFFAIR; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE; HEAD INJURY; EPILEPSY; BRAIN TUMORS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Part I: International Research in Neuroepidemiology
- Chapter 1. Multiple Sclerosis in the Faroe IslandsEPITOME OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; THE FAROE ISLANDS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IN THE FAROES; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: INTRODUCTION AND TRANSMISSION; THE NATURE OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. The Epidemiology of Alzheimer's Disease in the People's Republic of China; BACKGROUND; METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; APPENDIX; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. An Update of the Epidemiology of Western Pacific Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA FROM GUAM AND THE MARIANA ISLANDS; PATTERNS OF DISTRIBUTION AND ETIOLOGIC IMPLICATIONS
- ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONSREFERENCES; Chapter 4. The Epidemiology of Stroke-Related Disability; INTRODUCTION; METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES; THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY O F CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE IN AUSTRALIA; THE PERTH COMMUNITY STROKE STUDY; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. The Neuroepidemiology of Human T-Cell Lymphotrophic Virus-I; TROPICAL MYELONEUROPATHIES; HUMAN T-CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS-I-ASSOCIATED MYELOPATHY; ISOLATION OF HUMAN T-CELL LYMPHOTROPHIC VIRUS-I; HUMAN T-CELL LYMPHOTROPHIC VIRUS-I; EPIDEMIOLOGIC PATTERN OF INFECTION; TRANSMISSION OF HUMAN T-CELL LYMPHOTROPHIC VIRUS-I
- EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HUMAN T-CELL LYMPHOTROPHIC VIRUS-I-ASSOCIATED MYELOPATHY-TROPICAL SPASTIC PARAPARESISDIAGNOSIS OF HUMAN T-CELL LYMPHOTROPHIC VIRUS-I INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURES OF HUMAN T-CELL LYMPHOTROPHIC VIRUS-I-ASSOCIATED MYELOPATHY-TROPICAL SPASTIC PARAPARESIS; OTHER HUMAN T-CELL LYMPHOTROPHIC VIRUSES; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Part II: Social and Behavioral Components of Neuroepidemiology; Chapter 6. Patient-Based Assessments of Health Status and Outcome for Some Neurologic Disorders; EPILEPSY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; CHRONIC HEADACHE; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES
- Chapter 7. The Epidemiology of Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome and Related Neurologic Disorders Due to AlcoholismREVIEW OF DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES; CURRENT RESEARCH TOPICS; SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTION; REFERENCES; Chapter 8. Cerebrovascular Disease and Smoking; ANALYTICAL STUDIES; CAUSATION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 9. Alien Hand; PHENOMENOLOGY OF ALIEN HAND; ANATOMY AND ETIOLOGY OF ALIEN HAND; SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS OF ALIEN HAND; UNANSWERED QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 10. Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders among African Americans