Tics and Their Treatment presents a comprehensive exploration of neurological phenomena through a rich tapestry of insights and methodologies. This anthology offers an engaging fusion of clinical observations, theoretical insights, and historical perspectives on tics, distinguished by its diversity of literary styles ranging from empirical studies to reflective essays. Each piece in the collection probes deeply into the nature of tics, examining their etiology, manifestations, and implicat...

Tics and Their Treatment is a comprehensive exploration of the phenomenon of tics, authored by the renowned neurologist Henry Meige and translated by S.A.K. Wilson. First published in the early 20th century, this seminal work delves deeply into the clinical, psychological, and physiological aspects of tics, offering a detailed account of their manifestations, causes, and therapeutic approaches. The book begins with a historical overview, tracing the recognition and understanding of tics th...

A detailed look at financial planning strategies surrounding professional corporations for doctors, dentists, lawyers, business owners and other Canadian professionals.If you're a doctor, a dentist, a lawyer, or a business owner—virtually any type of professional in Canada—you strongly need to consider how incorporating fits into your financial plan.A good financial planner should acknowledge they have absolutely no control of the markets. However,...

The symposium was arranged with the purpose of cutting across some of the lines dividing various disciplines all having a common interest in different aspects of the functioning of the brain. The essays, given originally as lectures at one of the Jubilee celebrations of the University of Saskatchewan, were deliberately designed to be of interest to laymen concerned with the problem of education as well as to academics dealing daily with products of the brain's activity in teaching and lear...

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A classic account of the relationship between the human brain and the human mindCan the mind be explained by what we know about the brain? Is a person’s being determined by their body alone or by their mind and body as separate elements? In this incisive and engaging book, Wilder Penfield, whose work pioneered such research, shares insights into these and other questions, providing an in-depth look at the function of the brain and its relationship to the action of ...

A workshop on Dynamic Aspects of Cerebral Edema was organized to pro vide an opport~nitY,for interdisciplinary and detailed consideration of this subject, so crucial in neurology and neurosurgery. The previ ous workshops were held in Vienna in 1965 and in Mainz in 1972. In the meantime, our ideas on mechanisms of resolution of cerebral edema had been changing drastically. Controversy had arisen regarding the role of biogenic amines in the development of edema. Active work in several center...

In 2005, recent graduates Alex Herman, Paul Matthews, and Andrew Feindel realized they werent entirely sure where they were going in life. Then they had an idea. Over the next two years, they interviewed 70 well-known Canadians and asked them how they got started. The answers they found were not always what they expected.Kickstart profiles over 30 prominent Canadians, including professional athletes (former CFL star Norman Kwong), TV personalities (Valerie Pringle), Native leaders ...