
Basic Clinical Neuroscience
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 10. October 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-7817-5319-7 (ISBN)
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"Basic Clinical Neuroscience" offers medical and other health professions students a clinically oriented description of human neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. This text provides the anatomic and pathophysiologic basis for understanding neurologic abnormalities through concise descriptions of functional systems with an emphasis on medically important structures and clinically important pathways. It emphasizes the localization of specific anatomic structures and pathways with neurological deficits, using anatomy enhancing 3-D illustrations. "Basic Clinical Neuroscience" also includes boxed clinical information throughout the text, a key term glossary section, and review questions at the end of each chapter, making this book comprehensive enough to be an excellent Board Exam preparation resource in addition to a great professional training textbook. The fully searchable text will be available online at the Point.
"Basic Clinical Neuroscience" offers medical and other health professions students a clinically oriented description of human neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. This text provides the anatomic and pathophysiologic basis for understanding neurologic abnormalities through concise descriptions of functional systems with an emphasis on medically important structures and clinically important pathways. It emphasizes the localization of specific anatomic structures and pathways with neurological deficits, using anatomy enhancing 3-D illustrations. "Basic Clinical Neuroscience" also includes boxed clinical information throughout the text, a key term glossary section, and review questions at the end of each chapter, making this book comprehensive enough to be an excellent Board Exam preparation resource in addition to a great professional training textbook. The fully searchable text will be available online at the Point.
"Basic Clinical Neuroscience" offers medical and other health professions students a clinically oriented description of human neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. This text provides the anatomic and pathophysiologic basis for understanding neurologic abnormalities through concise descriptions of functional systems with an emphasis on medically important structures and clinically important pathways. It emphasizes the localization of specific anatomic structures and pathways with neurological deficits, using anatomy enhancing 3-D illustrations. "Basic Clinical Neuroscience" also includes boxed clinical information throughout the text, a key term glossary section, and review questions at the end of each chapter, making this book comprehensive enough to be an excellent Board Exam preparation resource in addition to a great professional training textbook. The fully searchable text will be available online at the Point.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
315
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7817-5319-7 (9780781753197)
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Basic Clinical Neuroanatomy
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Content
ORGANIZATION, CELLULAR COMPONENTS, AND TOPOGRAPHY OF THE CNS Introduction to the Nervous System: Organization, Functional Units, and Supporting Structures Spinal Cord Topography and Functional Levels Brainstem Topography and Functional Levels Forebrain Topography and Functional Levels MOTOR SYSTEMS Lower Motor Neurons: Flaccid Paralysis The Pyramidal System: Spastic Paralysis Spinal Motor Organization and Brainstem Supraspinal Paths: Postcapsular Lesion Recovery and Decerebrate Posturing The Basal Ganglia: Dyskinesia The Cerebellum: Ataxia The Ocular Motor System: Gaze Disorders SENSORY SYSTEMS The Somatosensory System: Anesthesia and Analgesia The Auditory System: Deafness The Vestibular System: Vertigo and Nystagmus The Visual System: Anopsia The Gustatory and Olfactory Systems: Ageusia and Anosmia THE CEREBRAL CORTEX AND LIMBIC SYSTEM The Cerebral Cortex: Aphasia, Agnosia, and Apraxia The Limbic System: Anterograde Amnesia and Inappropriate Social Behavior THE AUTONOMIC SYSTEM The Hypothalamus: Vegetative and Endocrine Imbalance The Autonomic Nervous System: Visceral Abnormalities THE BRAINSTEM AND CRANIAL NERVES Reticular Formation: Modulation and Activation The Cranial Nerves: Organization and Abnormalities ACCESSORY COMPONENTS The Circulation of the CNS: Stroke The Cerebrospinal Fluid System: Hydrocephalus DEVELOPMENT, AGING, AND PLASTICITY Development of the Nervous System: Congenital Anomalies Aging of the Nervous System: Dementia Recovery of Function of the Nervous System: Plasticity and Regeneration WHERE IS THE LESION? Clinical Illustrations and Principles for Locating Lesions APPENDICES Glossary Suggested Readings Atlas of Myelin Stained Sections Answers to Chapter Questions