Neurobehavioral Toxicology: Neurological and Neuropsychological Perspectives, Volume II: Peripheral Nervous System(Studies on Neuropsychology, Neurology and Cognition)

This book, the second of three volumes, concentrates on peripheral nervous system disorders. Examining the effects of neurotoxicants on nerve, muscle and the neuromuscular junction, it builds on the scientific principles outlined in volume 1 by looking at the application of the methods discussed, particularly in terms of the evaluation and diagnosis of individual patients and the related process of establishing causation. Neurobehavorial Toxicology, Volume 2 will be of interest to practicing neurologists and neuropsychologists, as well as to occupational medicine physicians and medical toxicologists.

Table of Contents:
Clinical and Electrodiagnostic Evaluations of the Peripheral Nervous System. Industrial and Environmental Agents. Medications and Substances of Abuse. Conditions Which Sometimes Mimic Peripheral Nervous System Disease. Consequences of an Incomplete Differential Diagnosis. Issues and Controversies Involving the Peripheral Nervous System Evaluation. Postscript Volume II. Appendix to Volume II. Subject Index

About the Author :
James W Albers is a physician who specializes in Neurology. He is affiliated with the University of Michigan Health System, where he is Professor of Neurology and Director of the Electromyography Laboratory and Co-director of the Neurobehavioral Toxicology Program in the Department of Psychiatry. James Albers has published over 25 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals in addition to approximately 25 book chapters. Stanley Berent is Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan.

Review :
'It is ... a welcome development in the field that a multivolume series dedicated to neuropsychological and neurological perspectives on toxicology has recently been published, and it can only be hoped that this will lead to an increase in the awareness of the neuropsychological consequences of of toxic exposure among clinicians and encourage further research in this field. ... Although the forthcoming volume will be of undoubted interest, the first two volumes are certainly very worthy of consideration. ... The authors are both very experienced, thoughtful clinicians, as indicated from the clinical anecdotes that frequently illustrate the text, turning what could have been, in less expert hands, rather dry tomes into an engaging read, full of clinical insights and well-reasoned arguments. Both volumes are also very comprehensively referenced, enabling a relative newcomer to the field of neurobehavioral toxicology to embark on wider reading if desired, although the comprehensive ... manner in which the material is presented will no doubt provide a sufficient introduction to the field for most newcomers. ... The volume also includes a detailed overview of research paradigms and methodologies that are ... beautifully written and highly engaging, containing a series of interesting discussions on the nature of the research process and of the clinical knowledge that is based on it. ... This series promises to be a most useful addition to the library of any neuropsychological department and to the personal collection of any clinician or researcher with a particular interest in the field. ... The quality of the material included within the volumes is of a uniformly high standard.'- Stephen Mullin, in PsyCritiques, 2nd June 2006 'The authors are both very experienced, thoughtful clinicians, as indicated from the clinical anecdotes that frequently illustrate the text, turning what could have been, in less expert hands, rather dry tomes into an engaging read, full of clinical insights and well-reasoned arguments.'-Stephen Mullin, PsyCritiques, 2nd June 2006