Author: Franz MerkePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
The History of Endemic Goitre and Cretinism in the Thirteenth to Fifteenth Centuries
Author: Franz MerkeNeurological Practice: An Indian Perspective
Author: WadiaPublisher: Elsevier India
ISBN: 9788181475497
Category : Nervous system
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
The book presents and exhaustive exposition of the prevalence and management of neurological disorders in India. It comprehensively covers various infections viral, bacterial, prions and parasitic. It also covers epilepsy, vascular diseases, degenerative and environmental diseases, nutritional deficiency disorders, paediatric neurology, imaging of CNS infections, and other disorders of the nervous system. Each chapter begins with a shot historical account of the disease, followed by a critical evaluation of the epidemiological and/or hospital based data. This is then compared with the data of other global populations. A clinical description of the disease is then presented and variations in India from the standard description are highlighted. The chapter then discusses the related pathology, basic mechanism and patient management, and suitable emphasizes the specific variations in India. About the Author : - Noshir H. Wadia, MD, FRCP (London), FNA, FA Sc, FAMS, D Sc (Honoris Causa) is currently serving as Research, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai. He was the Professor of Neurology at the Grant Medical College and JJ Hospitals, Bombay and is now designated Consultant Neurologist for Life at the same two institutions. He is also Consultant Neurologist to several other hospitals and institutions.
Journeys In Medicine And Research On Three Continents Over 50 Years
Author: Smith MoyraPublisher: #N/A
ISBN: 9813209569
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
This book presents clinical and research aspects of medicine and social dimensions of healthcare. It is designed for an audience with interest in health and societal factors. It is in part autobiographical, based on different phases of the author's life in medicine over 50 years, who revisited cases and problems encountered as she worked in different countries, including South Africa, Scotland, England and North America. Essays encompass aspects of clinical medicine and aspects of research, particularly in Genetics and Genomic Medicine. New information on the topic or disorder and current opinions and approaches to finding solutions are reviewed.
Endemic Cretinism
Author: John DennisonPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461402816
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Responding to a renewed interest in the growing problem of iodine deficiency worldwide, Drs. Charles Oxnard and Peter Obendorf, along with experienced translator and anatomist John Dennison, take a fresh look at the classic text, Der endemische Kretinismus, published in 1936 by Springer. Translated here for the first time into English, this landmark text will be a welcome resource for researchers confronting the problem of iodine deficiency. Oxnard and Obendorf point out that there is very little detailed knowledge or numerical data on cretinism available in the English-speaking world. In addition, highly-renowned Professor Basil S. Hetzel, recently-retired World Health Organization Chairman of the International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders, published in 2009 with Dr Chen Zu-pei on the resurgence of iodine deficiency in China. Indeed, throughout the entire developing world there may be as many as two billion people at risk to iodine deficiency; perhaps three quarters of a billion have goiter, and ten million may be cretins. Even in developed countries, iodine deficiency is re-emerging (as in New South Wales in 19% of children) with the result of significantly reduced numbers of gifted children (though this is not cretinism per se). Certain to be of significant interest to a wide range of researchers, health providers and professionals, including government health administrators, this English translation of Endemic Cretinism is a major contribution to the literature.
Iodine Nutrition, Thyroxine, and Brain Development
Author: N. KochupillaiPublisher: TATA McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Trace Elements in Nutrition of Children, II
Author: Ranjit Kumar ChandraPublisher: Raven Press (ID)
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Topics on Tropical Neurology
Author: R. W. HornabrookPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nervous system
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Prevention of Mental Handicap
Author: Gwilym HoskingPublisher: Royal Society of Medicine Press
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
The Thyroid Gland
Author: Rosalind Pitt-RiversPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
70 Years of Levothyroxine
Author: George J. KahalyPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030632776
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
This open access book presents the history, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of levothyroxine, discussing its role in the thyroid pathophysiology of patients of various ages and during pregnancy. It also describes the influence of levothyroxine on heart, bone and in cancer. When it was first synthesized in 1949, levothyroxine represented a significant advance in the treatment of hypothyroidism, providing a safe and effective treatment option for millions of hypothyroid patients around the globe. This synthetic form of thyroxine is now one of the most prescribed drugs in the world. Levothyroxine was first introduced by Merck KGaA,Darmstadt, Germany, in 1972, and since then the company has remained actively engaged in research on this mainstay of hypothyroidism treatment. This book is intended for healthcare professionals.
