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Subject(s): Epilepsy -- Etiology Summary: "Causation is an aspect of epilepsy neglected in the scientific literature and in the conceptualization of epilepsy at a clinical and experimental level. It was to remedy this deficiency that this book was conceived. The book opens with a draft etiological classification that goes some way to fillin

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Subject(s): Pain -- Treatment | Analgesia Summary: "Essential Pain Pharmacology: The Prescriber's Guide expertly reviews the most important medications used to relieve pain, now considered by many physicians as the fifth vital sign. The catalogue of analgesics has expanded rapidly, and this text presents the most up-to-date, comprehensi

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Subject(s): MATLAB | Differential equations, Partial -- Computer-assisted instruction Summary: "Preface Many problems in the physical world can be modeled by partial differential equations, from applications as diverse as the flow of heat, the vibration of a ball, the propagation of sound waves, the diffusion of ink in a glass of water, ele

Subject(s): Echocardiography | Heart -- Disease Diagnosis Summary: "Preface Since the publication of the first edition of Making Sense of Echocardiography, there have been many advancements in the field of echo. The quality and sophistication of echo technology continues to improve, and techniques such as 3D echo and speckle tracking are in