Springer Brainstem Disorders

The book is a translation from the German language edition: "Erkrankungen des Hirnstamms" by Peter P. Urban Copyright 2009 by Schattauer GmbH, Stuttgart Review From the reviews:“This monograph predominantly written by German authors is an excellent review of the brain stem and its disorders. … The text is profusely littered with tables, diagrams and images making it an excellent learning tool. … This is … a superb contribution to the literature and its multidisciplinary, integrated approach combining anatomical, physiological, pathological and imaging detail means that it would be profitably read not only by radiologists with an interest in the brain but also by neurologists and other interested stroke physicians.” (Arpan Banerjee, RAD Magazine, November, 2011) From the Back Cover The brainstem includes numerous pathways connecting different brain areas and the spinal cord, neural networks with coordinating tasks, and brainstem nuclei. Consequently its topography is complex, and even experienced neurologists find it challenging to localize brainstem lesions and diagnose brainstem disorders. This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive review of brainstem disorders and presents the relevant clinical knowledge necessary for diagnosis. The opening sections document the brainstem neuroanatomy and discuss current diagnostic methods. The entire spectrum of clinical findings in brainstem disorders is then described, and topodiagnostic aspects of the neurological findings are explained in detail. The descriptions of brain stem disorders are consistently structured and are supported by many MR images and short case reports. In addition to primary brainstem lesions, such as vascular brainstem syndromes, other disorders are considered that do not exclusively show brainstem symptoms or signs, e.g., multiple sclerosis. This book will serve as an invaluable reference work for neurologists in clinical practice or further education. About the Author Prof. Dr. med. Peter Paul Urban, M.A., is Professor of Neurology. He received his medical degree and his medical training at the University of Mainz. He graduated in 1988 ‘summa cum laude’ (doctoral thesis). After his medical internship at the Department of Cardiology (1988 to 1990) he continued as a resident at the Department of Neurology, University of Mainz. After board certification in 1997 he worked as a consultant at the Department of Neurology, University of Mainz and was senior lecturer after his habilitation (2000). In 2006 he was appointed as head of the Department of Neurology, Asklepios Klinik Barmbek, Hamburg, and was made Professor of Neurology at the University of Hamburg in 2007. From 2001 to 2002 he pursued a course of studies in health economics at the Universities of Kaiserslautern and Witten/Herdecke and was awarded the degree Master of Arts (M.A.). He holds board certification for EEG, EMG, EP and Doppler of the German Society of Clinical Neurophysiology and a board certificate for 'special neurological intensive care medicine'. Prof. Urban received ten scientific awards including the Richard-Jung-Award of the German Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (1999), the Boehringer-Ingelheim-Award (2001), and the Scientific Award of the European Neurological Society (2004). He has published more than 100 original papers, 47 book chapters and a book on brainstem diseases. His fields of research comprise cerebrovascular disorders, especially of the brainstem, clinical neurophysiology and movement disorders. He is a member of several scientific organizations including the American Academy of Neurology, the Movement Disorders Society, and the German Society of Neurology. Professor Louis Robert Caplan obtained his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. From 1970 to 1978 he was Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and in 1979 became Neurologist-in chief at the Michae