The Neurosciences and the Practice of Aviation Medicine

This book brings the neurosciences to aviation and is concerned with the physiology, pathology and clinical aspects of exposure to altitude (including mountaineering), linear and angular accelerations, and circadian desynchrony. The text relates the potential effects of the environment to disorders of the central nervous system that are directly relevant to individuals operating in the aviation domain. With this integration the implications of disorders of the central nervous system to aircrew are explored and current management and therapeutics discussed.The authors are from leading centres of excellence and are clinical and/or experimental neuroscientists within the practice of neurological or aviation medicine. They bring to this authoritative text wide experience and expertise in these disciplines.The Neurosciences and the Practice of Aviation Medicine is an essential work for those involved in the practice of aviation medicine where familiarity with the effects of the aviation environment and understanding the pathophysiology of relevant disorders of the nervous system are of prime concern.