When Things Go Wrong: Diseases and Disorders of the Human Brain (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789535101116)

In this book we have experts writing on various neuroscience topics ranging from mental illness, syndromes, compulsive disorders, brain cancer and advances in therapies and imaging techniques. Although diverse, the topics provide an overview of an array of diseases and their underlying causes, as well as advances in the treatment of these ailments. This book includes three chapters dedicated to neurodegenerative diseases, undoubtedly a group of diseases of huge socio-economic importance due to the number of people currently suffering from this type of disease but also the prediction of a huge increase in the number of people becoming afflicted. The book also includes a chapter on the molecular and cellular aspects of brain cancer, a disease which is still amongst the least treatable of cancers.

Author: Theo Mantamadiotis
ISBN-10: 9535101110
ISBN-13: 9789535101116
Publisher: Intechopen
Language: English
Published: 02/29/2012
Pages: 254
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.63d