The Neurosciences and the Practice of Aviation Medicine

This text 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. This book brings the neurosciences to operational and clinical aviation medicine. It is concerned with the physiology and pathology of circadian rhythmicity, orientation, hypotension and hypoxia, and with disorders of the central nervous system relevant to the practice of aviation medicine. The chapters on circadian rhythmicity and orientation deal with the impaired alertness and sleep disturbance associated with desynchrony and with the effects of linear and angular accelerations on spatial awareness. Hypotension and hypoxia cover cerebral function during increased gravitational stress, clinical aspects of exposure to acute hypoxia, the mild hypoxia of the cabin of transport aircraft, adaptation and acclimatization to altitude and decompression at extreme altitudes and in space. Disorders of particular significance to the practice of aviation medicine such as excessive daytime sleepiness, epilepsy, syncope, hypoglycaemia, headache and traumatic brain injury are covered, while neuro-ophthalmology, the vestibular system and hearing also receive detailed attention. The potentially adverse effects of the aviation environment and of disorders of the nervous system are brought together, and the text covers the neurological examination as it relates to aircrew and explores current management and therapeutics. 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 on the nervous system and understanding the pathophysiology of relevant clinical disorders are of prime concern. The authors from leading centres of excellence are physiologists concerned with the aviation environment and physicians involved in the day-to-day practice of medicine. They bring to this authoritative text wide experience and expertise in both the experimental and clinical neurosciences This book brings the neurosciences to operational and clinical aviation medicine. It is concerned with the physiology and pathology of circadian rhythmicity, orientation, hypotension and hypoxia, and with disorders of the central nervous system relevant to the practice of aviation medicine. The chapters on circadian rhythmicity and orientation deal with the impaired alertness and sleep disturbance associated with desynchrony and with the effects of linear and angular accelerations on spatial awareness. Hypotension and hypoxia cover cerebral function during increased gravitational stress, clinical aspects of exposure to acute hypoxia, the mild hypoxia of the cabin of transport aircraft, adaptation and acclimatization to altitude and decompression at extreme altitudes and in space. Disorders of particular significance to the practice of aviation medicine such as excessive daytime sleepiness, epilepsy, syncope, hypoglycaemia, headache and traumatic brain injury are covered, while neuro-ophthalmology, the vestibular system and hearing also receive detailed attention. The potentially adverse effects of the aviation environment and of disorders of the nervous system are brought together, and the text covers the neurological examination as it relates to aircrew and explores current management and therapeutics. 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 on the nervous system and understanding the pathophysiology of relevant clinical disorders are of prime concern. The authors from leading centres of excellence are physiologists concerned with the aviation environment and physicians involved in the day-to-day practice of medicine. They bring to this authoritative text wide experience and expertise in both the experimental and clinical neurosciences. Publisher's note Wakefulness, awareness, and consciousness / Anthony N. Nicholson Circadian system and diurnal activity / Russell G. Foster Aircrew and alertness / Anthony N. Nicholson & Michael B. Spencer Spatial orientation and disorientation / J.R. Rollin Stott Cerebral circulation and gravitational stress / Anthony N. Nicholson Oxygen delivery and acute hypoxia : physiological and clinical considerations / Jane Ward Hypobaric hypoxia : adaptation and acclimatization / John H. Coote & James S. Milledge Profound hypoxia : extreme altitude and space / Anthony N. Nicholson The neurological examination : aeromedical considerations / Michael D O'Brien Investigation of sleep and wakefulness in aircrew / Anthony N. Nicholson Excessive daytime sleepiness : clinical considerations / Thomas C. Britton, Andrew R.C. Cummin & Anthony N. Nicholson The diagnosis of epilepsy / Matthew C. Walker Syncope : physiology, pathophysiology, and aeromedical implications / David A. Low & Christopher J. Mathias Hypoglycaemia and hypoglycaemia awareness / Simon R. Heller Headache : diagnosis and management / Thomas C. Britton Traumatic brain injury and aeromedical licensing / Garth S. Cruickshank Neuro-ophthalmology / Gordon T. Plant Vestibular and related oculomotor disorders / Nicholas J. Cutfield & Adolfo M. Bronstein Disorders of hearing / Linda M. Luxon & Ronald Hinchcliffe. Brings the neurosciences to operational and clinical aviation medicine. This book deals with the physiology and pathology of circadian rhythmicity, orientation, hypotension and hypoxia, and with disorders of the central nervous system relevant to the practice of aviation medicine.