PET and SPECT in Neurology highlights the combined expertise of renowned authors whose dedication to the investigation of neurological disorders through nuclear medicine technology has achieved international recognition. Classical neurodegenerative disorders are discussed as well as cerebrovascular disorders, brain tumors, epilepsy, head trauma, coma, sleeping disorders, and inflammatory and infectious diseases of the CNS. The latest results in nuclear brain imaging are detailed. Most chapters are written jointly by a clinical neurologist and a nuclear medicine specialist to ensure a multidisciplinary approach. This state-of-the-art compendium will be valuable to anybody in the field of neuroscience, from the neurologist and the radiologist/nuclear medicine specialist to the interested general practitioner and geriatrician. It is the second volume of a trilogy on PET and SPECT imaging in the neurosciences, the other volumes covering PET and SPECT in psychiatry and in neurobiological systems.
Covers classical neurodegenerative disorders and a full range of other neurological conditions
Presents the latest results in nuclear brain imaging
Emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach
Written by internationally acclaimed experts
Rudi A.J.O. Dierckx
Cerebrovascular Disorders Dementia Epilepsy Movement Disorders Neurology Nuclear Medicine
“Essential reading for all those who are interested to the role of nuclear medicine in neurology, and more generally in neuroimaging. … this voluminous and up to date publication can be regarded as an encyclopaedia that could have a prominent position in the libraries of all departments involved in neurosciences generally, not only in neuroimaging. … Clearly residents and professionals in nuclear medicine, as well as those involved in neuroimaging, will find this book of interest.” (Christian Marsiglia and Luigi Mansi, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Vol. 43, 2016)