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Millions of people experience issues related to brain health yet can’t figure out what’s causing their problems and can’t find any relief. David Younger, a world-renowned physician, provides diagnostic techniques and treatment protocols will help readers identify the true cause of their symptoms and put them on a clear path to healing.
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Preface
Introduction
PART I: Understanding I-Cubed
1 The Basics of Brain Health and Autoimmunity
2 How the Brain Develops
3 Is My Problem Neuropsychiatric or Psychiatric?
4 Own Your Genetics
PART II: TAPES: A 5-Step Action Plan
5 Test for an Autoimmune Disturbance 53
6 Apply Immune Modulatory and Pain Therapies
7 Participate in Therapies that Address Stress and Mental Health Concerns
8 Eat and Exercise to Restore Brain Health and Reset the Immune System
9 Survey Your Environment for Toxic Exposures
PART III: Autoimmune Diseases That Affect Brain Health
10 Developmental Disorders Affecting Children and Teens
11 Sore Throats Lead to Sore Heads: On the Lookout for PANDAS and PANS
12 The Gut-Brain Connection: Celiac Disease and Beyond
13 Concussions Leave Their Mark
14 Neuroendocrine and Mast Cell Activity Determine How You Respond to Stress
15 Porphyria: A Misdiagnosed Neurogenetic Disorder
16 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Relief for Exhausted Patients
17 Lyme Disease: The Great Imitator or the Great Trigger?
18 Spondyloarthropathy: I-Cubed and Genetically Predetermined Joint Diseases
19 Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Brain on Fire
20 Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: Autoimmune Insights
21 Putting It All Together to Resolve Your Health
Notes
Index
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David S. Younger, MD, DrPH, MPH, MS, is a recognized authority in the use of immunotherapy to treat childhood and adult neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. He has personally authored more than 300 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and abstracts and has authored or edited a multitude of works, including The Autoimmune Brain, that has won him acclaim from his peers and patients. He is affiliate professor of medical neuroscience at the City University of New York Medical School, where he provides student mentorship, teaching, and expertise in clinical and basic neuroscience and neuroepidemiology.
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Millions of people experience issues related to brain health yet can’t figure out what’s causing their problems and can’t find any relief. David Younger, a world-renowned physician, provides diagnostic techniques and treatment protocols will help readers identify the true cause of their symptoms and put them on a clear path to healing.
