Neurology of Breathing
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: December 3, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780750674911
Subjects: Respiratory medicine; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Neurology - General; Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Medical / Neurology; Complications; Diseases; Etiology; Nervous system; Pathophysiology; Respiratory organs
Description: Brings together in one volume many aspects of the neurology of breathing not currently available elsewhere. The emphasis is on the function and the diseases of the central and peripheral nervous systems with respect to their control of the muscles of the chest wall and especially the diaphragm, often termed the vital pump.