| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 343 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Handbook of clinical neurology ; 3rd series, volume 171 |
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Handbook of clinical neurology ; 3rd ser., v. 171.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Neurology and Pregnancy: Pathophysiology and Patient Care -- Copyright -- Available titles -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contributors -- Contents -- Section I: Neurophysiologic changes in pregnancy -- Chapter 1: Neuroendocrine mechanisms of reproduction -- Introduction -- The Role of the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) ̀̀Pulse Generator ́́in Initiation and -- Biosynthesis and action of GnRH -- Neuroanatomy of GnRH pulse generator -- Neuromodulation of the GnRH pulse generator -- Neuroendocrinology of Puberty -- Neuroendocrinology of the Menstrual Cycle -- Follicular phase |
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Midcycle LH surge -- Luteal phase -- Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea/Anovulation -- Pathophysiology -- Behavioral contributors -- Differential diagnosis -- Behavioral management -- Medical management -- Fertility treatment in FHA -- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome -- Pathophysiology -- Behavioral contributors -- Differential diagnosis -- Behavioral management -- Functional Hypothalamic Hypogonadism (FHH) in Men -- Pathophysiology -- Behavioral contributors -- Differential diagnosis -- Behavioral management -- Medical management -- The Neuroendocrinology of Pregnancy -- Summary -- References |
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Chapter 2: Neurophysiological and cognitive changes in pregnancy -- Introduction -- Changes in Hormones During Pregnancy -- Steroid hormones -- Prolactin and placental lactogen -- Changes associated with parturition -- Neurophysiological Changes in the Maternal Brain -- Oxytocin -- Tuberoinfundibular dopamine neurons and prolactin -- Adaptive Changes in Central Control of Maternal Physiology -- Central adaptations of maternal energy homeostasis -- Central modulation of body temperature and neuroimmune responses -- Suppression of the stress response -- Adaptive Changes in Behavior |
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Maternal behavior -- Hormonal regulation of maternal behavior -- Maternal aggression -- Cognitive Changes -- Summary and Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 3: Adaptations in autonomic nervous system regulation in normal and hypertensive pregnancy -- Introduction -- Longitudinal changes in hemodynamics and hormones -- Pregnancy increases SNA -- Mechanisms of increased basal SNA during pregnancy -- Brain sites and neurocircuitry underlying increased basal sympathoexcitation during pregnancy -- Potential factors that activate central sympathetic regulatory regions during pregnancy |
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Gonadal steroids -- Metabolic hormones: Insulin and leptin -- Volume-retaining hormones (RAAS and vasopressin) -- Pregnancy Impairs Baroreflex Control of HR and SNA -- Potential mechanisms for attenuated baroreflex function in pregnancy -- Afferent limb -- Descending pathways -- Medullary baroreflex pathway -- Increased inhibition in the RVLM -- Potential role of neurosteroid metabolite of progesterone -- Potential mechanisms by which pregnancy increases basal SNA and induces sympathoexcitation, yet impairs responses to barorecep -- Other reflexes altered in pregnancy -- Atrial volume reflex |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 21, 2020) |
| Subject |
Pregnancy -- Complications.
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Nervous system -- Diseases.
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Pregnancy Complications
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Nervous System Diseases
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Nervous system -- Diseases
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Pregnancy -- Complications
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Steegers, Eric A. P., editor.
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Cipolla, Marilyn J., editor.
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Miller, Eliza C., editor
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| ISBN |
0444642919 |
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9780444642912 |
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