Preceded by: Clinical neuroanatomy / Richard S. Snell. 7th ed. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2010.
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Introduction and organization of the nervous system -- Neurons and neuroglia -- Nerve fibers and peripheral innervation -- Spinal cord and ascending, descending, and intersegmental tracts -- Brainstem -- Cerebellum and its connections -- Cerebrum -- The structure and functional localization of the cerebral cortex -- Reticular formation and limbic system -- Basal nuclei (Basal Ganglia) -- Cranial nerve nuclei -- Thalamus -- Hypothalamus -- Autonomic nervous system -- Meninges -- Ventricular system and cerebrospinal fluid -- Blood supply of the brain and spinal cord -- Nervous system development -- Appendix: Neuroanatomical data of clinical significance and clinical neuroanatomy techniques.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"This book contains the basic neuroanatomical facts necessary for the practice of medicine. It is suitable for medical students, dental students, nurses, and allied health students. Residents find this book useful during their rotations. The functional organization of the nervous system has been emphasized and indicates how injury and disease can result in neurologic deficits. The amount of factual information has been strictly limited to that which is clinically important"--Provided by publisher.