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Designed for the non-specialist, this substantial, thoughtfully compiled two-volume reference contains nearly 400 entries on diseases, syndromes, drugs, treatments, therapies, and diagnostic equipment. Each entry provides a definition, description, demographics, causes and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, recovery and rehabilitation, and in the case of drugs, precautions, side effects, interactions, recommended dosage, and purpose. Lists of resources and key terms are included with each entry. A sampling of topics includes acupuncture, autism, beriberi, dizziness, encephalopathy, hearing disorders, multifocal motor neuropathy, plexopathies, Wallenberg syndrome, and Wilson disease. The text is clear and accessible, with entries organized in outline form, cross-referenced terms in bold type, and helpful illustrations in color. The contributors are physicians, medical writers, researchers, and nurses in the US, the UK, and Brazil.
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The GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA of NEurological Disorders The GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA of NEurological Disorders VO L U M E 1 A-L S TAC E Y L . C H A M B E R L I N , B R I G H A M N A R I N S , E D I TO R S The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders Project Editors Stacey L. Chamberlin, Brigham Narins Rights Acquisitions Management Margaret Chamberlain, Jackie Jones, Shalice Shah-Caldwell Editorial Erin Watts Imaging and Multimedia Randy Basset, Lezlie Light, Dan Newell, Robyn V. Young Editorial Support Services Andrea Lopeman Composition and Electronic Prepress Evi Seoud, Mary Beth Trimper Manufacturing Wendy Blurton, Dorothy Maki Product Design Michelle DiMercurio, Tracey Rowens, Kate Scheible Indexing Services Synapse ©2005 Thomson Gale, a part of The Thomson Corporation. Thomson and Star Logo a