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The second edition of Neurobiology of Disease includes nearly 200 articles surveying all major disorders of the nervous system in both adults and children, focusing on relevant diagnosis and treatments from the perspective of cutting edge clinical and basic neurobiological research.Akin to an encyclopedia of every neurologic disorder, this comprehensive work is ideal for graduate and medical school students, residents, and candidates preparing for their board certification examinations. Each chapter is illustrated with detailed figures, supplemented with descriptive and diagnostic tables, and thoroughly referenced for further investigations.The book's editors, Michael V. Johnston, Harold P. Adams Jr., and Ali Fatemi bring their unique expertise in clinical and research neurology to the overall scope of this work. To further enhance the scope and quality of this new edition, the following Section Editors provided oversight of their respective sections:· Movement Disorders-Joel Perlmutter, Washington University· Dementias-David Knopman, Mayo Clinic· Motorneuron Diseases-Merit Cudkowicz, Massachusetts General Hospital· Paroxysmal Disorders-Solomon Moshe, Albert Einstein College of Medicine· Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Disorders-Tanjala Gipson and Deepa Menon, Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University· Neuroimmunological Diseases-Carlos Pardo-Villamizar, Johns Hopkins University· Cerebrovascular Diseases-Harold P. Adams Jr., University of Iowa· Peripheral and Autonomic Nervous System Disorders and Pain-Nicholas Maragakis, Johns Hopkins University· Neoplastic and Paraneoplastic Diseases-Lisa DeAngelis, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center· Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System-Karen L. Roos, Indiana University· Sleep Disturbances-Mark Dyken, University of Iowa· Substance Abuse and Toxicology Disorders-Barry E. Kosofsky, Weill-Cornell University Medical Center· Neurologic Manifestations of Medical Disorders-John C. Probasco, Johns Hopkins University