Publishers Weekly Review of Treating the Brain: What the Best Doctors Know by Walter G. Bradley<br><br>"Here's a man in a white coat who gets right to the point, makes it clearly—and has a good story to tell along the way. Chairman emeritus of the neurology department at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine, Bradley is the patient-friendly doc for the rest of us, providing an easy-to-read roadmap through the research, anatomy and science of the convoluted highway and byways of the brain. “You have to go to see Dr. Bradley. He will figure out what is wrong with you!” one family doctor urged his own hard-to-figure patients. It's not just bragging. Bradley coolly tackles diagnoses from migraines to movement disorders, brain injury to neuropathies, epilepsy to cancer. None of it is easy terrain. But Bradley navigates with such ease and wisdom—gleaned primarily from his own practice—that the information, even if occasionally frightening (chapters are devoted to head and spinal cord injuries, brain cancer and other diseases of the brain and nervous system), is never overwhelming. “In good health, we need to respect and protect the brain if we expect it do everything that we ask of it.” Luckily, there's this handy guide for the times when we need help."<br><br><br> CHOICE Review of Treating the Brain: What the Best Doctors Know by Walter G. Bradley<br><br>"Many would argue that the human brain is the most complex structure known to humankind. For laypersons seeking information on the brain's most common diseases, this handbook is a gem in the neurological literature. Using plain language, Bradley (emer., Univ. of Miami) opens with a chapter on the basics of the brain's construction and functions. The remaining 11 chapters discuss common neurological diseases, disorders, and injuries including Alzheimer's disease, stroke, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, head/spinal cord injury, brain cancer, migraine and headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome, and peripheral nerve diseases. In each chapter, readers will find a description/history and possible cause of the disease; an explanation of diagnostic tests; signs, symptoms, and progression; and treatment/management. The volume includes clearly drawn illustrations; a well-developed glossary and index; an appendix with additional details on the brain's inner workings; and a section titled "Sources of Further Information," which lists recommended readings, relevant associations, Web sites, and more. A world-renowned doctor and researcher, Bradley edits the leading neurology textbook Neurology in Clinical Practice (4th ed., 2008). His skills as a writer and teacher shine as he incorporates patient stories throughout this book, demonstrating disease diagnosis and treatment. Appropriate for public, academic, and medical libraries. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. -- N. Chipman-Shlaes, Governors State University"<br><br>(June 2010 review. Reprinted with permission from CHOICE http://www.cro2.org, copyright by the American Library Association.<br> <br><br>National Science Teachers Association<br>Reviewed by David Brock<br>AP Biology Teacher <br><br>This book provides accessible information for the educated layperson on the most common neurological ailments and their most current therapies. Each chapter of the book presents information on a major category of affliction (e.g. Alzheimer’s Disease), and the topics range from those associated exclusively with the central nervous system (such as epilepsy) to those found only in the peripheries (such as carpal tunnel syndrome). The author discusses all of the critical neuropathies that most people are likely to encounter, and, within each chapter, he presents major and minor symptoms, how a neurologist would diagnose the disease, and what kinds of medications and therapies are used to treat it. Usually, he also shares some of the history behind the discovery of