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Understanding Autism: From Basic Neuroscience to Treatment

Book information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2006
ISBN
9780849327322, 0849327326
LCC
RC553.A88 U53 2006
Open Library ID
OL19681539M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
30 MB (31633084 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
522\522
Topic
Medicine Neurology
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

Taking an all-inclusive look at the subject, Understanding Autism: From Basic Neuroscience to Treatment reviews state-of-the-art research on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of autism. The book addresses potential mechanisms that may underlie the development of autism and the neural systems that are likely to be affected by these molecular, genetic, and infectious etiologies. It reviews key findings that inform diagnosis, epidemiology, clinical neuroscience, and treatment. The book concludes with a discussion of the economic cost of autism and provides a biomedical and public health perspective of the impact of this devastating disease. With chapters authored by clinical and basic researchers at the forefront of molecular and systems neuroscience, clinical neuroscience, and health economics, the book presents a powerful and comprehensive synthesis of current research on autism and its underlying neural substrates. The book's two editors are considered elite pioneers in this area of research. Dr. Rubenstein was recently elected to the highly prestigious Institute of the Medicine, an honor reserved for those most committed to professional achievement and public service.

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