Neurobiology of Brain Disorders: Biological Basis of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders 2nd Edition

Neurobiology of Brain Disorders: Biological Basis of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders, Second Edition provides basic scientists a comprehensive overview of neurological and  neuropsychiatric disease. This book links basic, translational, and  clinical research, covering the genetic, developmental, molecular and  cellular mechanisms underlying all major categories of brain disorders.  It offers students, postdoctoral fellows, and researchers in diverse  fields of neuroscience, neurobiology, neurology, and psychiatry the  tools they need to obtain a basic background in the major neurological  and psychiatric diseases. Topics include developmental, autoimmune,  central, and peripheral neurodegeneration, infectious diseases, and  diseases of higher function.

Organized by individual  disorder, each chapter includes coverage of the clinical condition,  diagnosis, treatment, underlying mechanisms, relevant basic and  translational research, and key unanswered questions. This volume  reflects progress in the field since publication of the first edition,  with fully updated chapters, and new chapters on isolation, aging,  global diseases, vascular diseases, and toxic/metabolic disease. New  disorder coverage includes fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, Restless Legs  Syndrome, myasthenia gravis, and more.

• Links basic, translational and clinical research on disorders of the nervous system
• Covers  a vast array of neurological and psychiatric disorders, including Down  syndrome, autism, muscular dystrophy, diabetes, TBI, Parkinson's,  Huntington's, Alzheimer's, OCD, PTSD, schizophrenia, depression and pain
• Features new chapters on the effects of aging and isolation on brain health
• Expands coverage on disorders, including new chapters on fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and restless legs syndrome
• Features in-text summary points, special feature boxes and research questions