The neurosciences and the practice of aviation medicine. ([2011])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Anthony N. Nicholson.
• Editors: Nicholson, A. N
• Contents: 1. Wakefulness, awareness, and consciousness / Anthony N. Nicholson -- 2. Circadian system and diurnal activity / Russell G. Foster -- 3. Aircrew and alertness / Anthony N. Nicholson and Michael B. Spencer -- 4. Spatial orientation and disorientation / J.R. Rollin Stott -- 5. Cerebral circulation and gravitational stress / Anthony N. Nicholson -- 6. Oxygen delivery and acute hypoxia : physiological and clinical considerations / Jane Ward -- 7. Hypobaric hypoxia : adaptation and acclimatization / John H. Coote and James S. Milledge -- 8. Profound hypoxia : extreme altitude and space / Anthony N. Nicholson -- 9. The neurological examination : aeromedical considerations / Michael D O'Brien -- 10. Investigation of sleep and wakefulness in aircrew / Anthony N. Nicholson -- 11. Excessive daytime sleepiness : clinical considerations / Thomas C. Britton, Andrew R.C. Cummin and Anthony N. Nicholson -- 12. The diagnosis of epilepsy / Matthew C. Walker -- 13. Syncope : physiology, pathophysiology, and aeromedical implications / David A. Low and Christopher J. Mathias -- 14. Hypoglycaemia and hypoglycaemia awareness / Simon R. Heller -- 15. Headache / Thomas C. Britton -- 16. Traumatic brain injury and aeromedical licensing / Garth S. Cruickshank -- 17. Neuro-ophthalmology / Gordon T. Plant -- 18. Vestibular and related oculomotor disorders / Nicholas J. Cutfield and Adolfo M. Bronstein -- 19. Disorders of hearing / Linda M. Luxon and Ronald Hinchcliffe.
• Publisher Details: Roca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.9/80213; MEDICAL / Transportation; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General; MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL / Diseases; MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL / Internal Medicine; Brain -- Diseases; Aviation medicine; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351885232; 1351885235
• Related ISBNs: 9780754672920
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 9, 2017).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.