Product Description: Although the basal ganglia have been studied for many years, their functions have been only recently understood. In recent years the development of effective treatments for Parkinson's disease, a condition in which the basal ganglia are primarily affected by a degenerative process, and the realization that the subcortical regions of the brain have an important role in cognitive functions and the expression of mood, have greatly stimulated interest and research in this part of the brain...read more

Product Description: The contributions in this book integrate knowledge on the structure, function, pathology and clinical manifestations of diseases of the basal ganglia. It comprises an edited version of selected presentations at a conference held on the subject which drew together basic scientists, pharmacologists, pathologists, neurologists, psychologists and psychiatrists from all over the world...read more

Product Description: This is the first in an informal series of short didactic books for trainee and junior histopathologists. The text is designed to be a practical manual and provides visual information on what pathologists see in day-to-day practice...read more