by Elliott M. Marcus, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Neurology, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine ; Lecturer in Neurology, Tufts University School of Medicine ; Chairman Emeritus, Dept. of Neurology, St. Vincent Hospital and Fallon Clinic, and Stanley Jacobson, Ph. D., Professor of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Tufts University Health Sciences Campus, Boston, MA ; with contributions by Brian Curtis, Ph. D., University of Illinois School of Medicine at Peoria ; illustrations by Mary Gauthier Delaplane, Boston University School of Medicine.
1 online resource (xv, 737 pages) :
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to basic neurobiology -- Overview of the nervous system -- The neuron -- The central nervous system -- Spinal cord -- Brain stem -- Diencephalon -- Cerebrum -- CNS pathways -- Glands associated with the brain -- Blood supply -- Meninges -- Ventricular system -- Overview of localization of function and neurological diagnosis -- Where is the disease located? What is the nature of the pathology? -- The neurological history and examination -- Diagnostic studies in neurology -- Neurocytology -- Neurons -- Myelin -- Axoplasmic flow -- Synapse -- Supporting cells of the central nervous system -- Response of nervous system to injury -- Degeneration -- Regeneration -- Neuroembryology -- Histogenesis -- Neuronal necrosis and apoptosis -- Differentiation of CNS areas ventricular system -- Spinal cord -- Brain -- Cranial nerves -- Cerebral cortex -- Abnormal development -- Basic physiology -- Cell physiology -- Cell membrane -- Channels -- Potassium channels -- Nerve physiology -- Action potential -- Sodium channels -- Saltatory conduction -- Calcium channels -- Regional approach to neuroanatomy and localization -- Skeletal muscle and nerve-muscle junction -- Gross structure and function -- Molecular architecture of contraction -- Nerve muscle junction -- Disease of muscle -- Muscular dystrophies -- Myotonic dystrophy -- Congenital myopathies -- Acquired disorders of muscle -- Disease of the neuromuscular junction -- Spinal cord: structure and physiology -- Anatomy -- Segmental functions -- Reflexes.
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This first and second year medical school textbook provides a single text for the medical student to learn neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neuropathology and clinical neurology. Key features of this volume include: *up-to-date methodology and techniques; *case studies and problem solving questions in each chapter designed for weekly discussion groups or courses entirely on neurological history and examination.