Clinical Neuroepidemiology of Acute and Chronic Disorders

Dr. Moini is an international author of 38 medical textbooks for various publishers including Elsevier, McGraw-Hill, Pearson, Jones & Bartlett Learning, Cengage Learning, and Routledge. In addition to continuing his venture as an author, he has been a professor for over 40 years. He is a retired professor with the Eastern Florida State College Science & Health Department. Previously, Dr. Moini was an assistant professor at Tehran University Medical School, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine. For 18 years, he was the Director of Epidemiology for the Brevard County Health Department. He was also Director of Allied Health at Everest University for 15 years. Dr. Gutierrez is a neurologist with the Orlando Health Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Institute Neurology Group. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and American Board of Neuromuscular Medicine. She also is a fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Gutierrez earned her medical degree from East Central University in the Dominican Republic. Her extensive post-graduate training includes a residency in adult psychiatry at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, New York; neurology residency at Louisiana State University (LSU), New Orleans; child psychiatry fellowship at St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital, New York; and clinical neurophysiology fellowship, LSU School of Medicine. In 2010 Dr. Gutierrez was a founding member of the ALS Multidisciplinary Clinic at LSU Health Science Center. She worked collaboratively with the Muscular Dystrophy Association and ALS Association providing care to patients and their families. She has been the principal investigator for many research trials related to MS with more than 20 years of clinical experience with MS and has held leadership roles with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Dr. Avgeropoulos is the co-director of the brain and spine tumor program at Orlando Health / UF Health Cancer Center. His specialties are in neuro-oncology and cancer neurology.

• Part I: Introduction1. Prevalence and Incidence in Neuroepidemiology2. Neurologic Examination3. Neurologic Tests and Procedures4. NeurotransmissionPart II: Neurologic Disorders5. Pain6. Meningitis7. Brain Infections8. Headache9. Function and Dysfunction of the Cerebral Lobes10. Stroke11. Seizure Disorders12. Delirium and Dementia13. Movement and Cerebellar Disorders14. Demyelinating Disorders15. Autonomic Nervous System Disorders16. Motor Unit and Peripheral Nervous System Disorders17. Prion Diseases18. Spinal Cord Disorders19. Neuro-ophthalmologic and Cranial Nerve Disorders20. Brain and Spinal Tumors21. Sleep and Wakefulness Disorders22. Coma and Impaired Consciousness

“…covers neurological disorders in clinical practice,.... [and] an up-to-date review of the epidemiology of acute and chronic neurological disorders across the globe. It includes real world cases with questions to facilitate critical thinking…. [P]rovides information for those wishing to learn more about neurological disorders including diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and epidemiology…. [and] covers disorders from a full range of neurological subspecialties including both peripheral and central nervous system disorders…. Discussions of disorders of consciousness and cognition such as delirium, coma, dementia, and behavioral disorders are detailed…. [and] includes other neurological disorders of the autonomic nervous system, peripheral disorders, and spinal cord disease. It also reviews infections such as meningitis, prior disease, and other brain infections…. [A]n excellent book for non-neurologists or trainees in the field. The book is easy to follow and provides sufficient information.” --©Doody’s Review Service, 2024, Teshamae Sereen Monteith, MD, FAHS (University of Miami Miller School of Medicine)