A movie star's altered identity plunges her into a deadly game of cat and mouse.After a car accident, Hollywood icon Goldie Saint Helen awakens with dissociative amnesia, believing she's Gypsy Star, a 1960s hippie detective. Hired to find a missing teen entangled in a CIA drug experiment, Gypsy drags her screenwriter husband, Blake Deco, into a world of danger and deception.As Blake plays along to help Goldie recover her memory, sinister forces emerge, dete...

Scary stories, funny stories, philosophical stories, strange-but-true stories, and more. 17 personal stories altogether to share with your friends to keep the conversation going when words expire.

This book offers a clinical and surgical overview on congenital spine malformations, which are abnormalities that occur during fetal development, leading to structural issues in the spine. The fetal spine begins to develop shortly after conception and continues to grow throughout pregnancy. This book covers the various congenital spine malformations, their aetiologies and development, diagnosis and management.Since many of these disorders are rare, they do not have a final cure and...

This book offers a clinical and surgical overview on congenital brain malformations, which are abnormalities that occur during fetal development, leading to brain defects and disorders. The fetal brain begins to develop shortly after conception and continues to grow throughout pregnancy. This book covers the various congenital brain malformations, their aetiologies and development, diagnosis and management including possible surgical interventions and details of these procedures.Si...

This book is designed to be a review tool for surgeons, residents, and medical students who are preparing for board examinations or seeking to reinforce their knowledge in the fields of spine surgery and peripheral nerve surgery. Through a series of multiple-choice questions (MCQs), readers will be challenged to apply their understanding to a variety of clinical scenarios, surgical techniques, and patient management strategies.The book will be divided into two main sections: Spine ...

Head and Neck Imaging, by Drs. Peter M. Som and Hugh D. Curtin, delivers the encyclopedic and authoritative guidance you've come to expect from this book – the expert guidance you need to diagnose the most challenging disorders using today's most accurate techniques. New state-of-the-art imaging examples throughout help you recognize the imaging presentation of the full range of head and neck disorders using PET, CT, MRI, and ultrasound. Enhanced coverage of the complexities of embryology,...

Emergency Medicine is not divided into specific areas of practice. Emergency room visitors come in all shapes and sizes, at any time of day or night, with a wide range of maladies. Emergency physicians need to become experts in diverse areas of medicine and to be able to make quick and informed decisions about patient care. A cornerstone of emergency medicine training is the constant drilling and re-drilling of simulated cases and clinical scenarios. This book offers a unique yet underutil...

This new edition is the first to be released since orofacial pain was recognized as the 12th dental specialty by the American Dental Association. Although the structure resembles previous editions, significant changes have been made. The most recent International Classification of Diseases, Eleventh Edition (ICD-11) classification system is used throughout, featuring new diagnostic codes and tables mapping differences between ICD-10 and ICD-11. Other revisions are inclusion of cervical spi...

Jandial's 100 Case Reviews in Neurosurgery is the only reference offering a comprehensive approach to effective preparation for oral examinations, MOC, or grand rounds. Ideal for residents and graduates alike, it covers 100 of the most commonly encountered neurosurgical cases and presents them in a layout mirroring that of the oral exams. This singular resource eliminates the need to consult several texts, providing readers with all of the complete, concise knowledge needed to go in with c...

The most trusted, all-in-one guide to fetal brain imaging—now in full colorEdited and written by recognized experts, this acclaimed reference is a highly clinical text and visual atlas. It facilitates a thorough comprehension of the normal and abnormal fetal central nervous system—and helps you apply one of the most important advances in modern perinatology: the early detection of central nervous system anomalies. Here, you will find the full spectrum of prenatal s...

Diagnostic and Treatment Algorithms in every chapterBox of Signs/Symptoms and Differential Diagnosis Boxed element for “when to refer”Medical Treatment includes drugs and dosages in tabular formatIcons to lead the reader to the content they need quicklyClinical COLOR photos and clear, didactic diagrams on every page

Diagnostic and Treatment Algorithms in every chapterBoxed element for “when to refer”Diagnostic Tests-What to order is discussed, not what to consider orderingMedical Treatment includes drugs and dosages in tabular formatIcons to lead the reader to the content they need quicklyClinical COLOR photos and clear, didactic diagrams on every pageConsistent headings among chapters covering similar topics