Clinical neuroanatomy for medical students
Offers students in medical and other health programs an understanding of the functional organization of the nervous system and indicates how injury and disease can result in neurological deficits. This book prepares students to interpret symptoms and signs presented by neurological patients, so that an appropriate treatment plan can be made.
Print Book, English, 2001
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2001
xi, 545 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
9780781728317, 0781728312
1117805269
Preface; 1. Introduction and Organization of the Nervous System; 2. The Neurobiology of the Neuron and the Neuroglia; 3. Nerve Fibers, Peripheral Nerves, Receptor and Effector Endings, and Dermatomes; 4. The Spinal Cord and its Ascending and Descending Tracts; 5. The Brainstem; 6. The Cerebellum and its Connections; 7. The Cerebrum; 8. The Structure and Functional Localization of the Cerebral Cortex; 9. The Reticular Formation and the Limbic System; 10. The Basal Nuclei (Basal Ganglia) and Their Connections; 11. The Cranial Nerve Nuclei and Their Central Connections and Distribution; 12. The Thalamus and Its Connections; 13. The Hypothalamus and Its Connections; 14. The Autonomic Nervous System; 15. The Meninges of the Brain and Spinal Cord; 16. The Ventricular System, the Cerebrospinal Fluid, and the Blood Brain and Blood Cerebrospinal Fluid Barriers; 17. The Blood Supply of the Brain and Spinal Cord; 18. The Development of the Nervous System; Appendix; Index