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    Clinical neuroanatomy / Stephen G. Waxman, MD, PhD (Bridget Marie Flaherty Professor of Neurology, Neurobiology, & Pharmacology, Director, Center for Neuroscience & Regeneration Research, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut).

    • Title:Clinical neuroanatomy / Stephen G. Waxman, MD, PhD (Bridget Marie Flaherty Professor of Neurology, Neurobiology, & Pharmacology, Director, Center for Neuroscience & Regeneration Research, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut).
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    • Author/Creator:Waxman, Stephen G., author.
    • Published/Created:New York : McGraw-Hill Education, [2017]
      ©2017
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Neuroanatomy.
    • Medical Subjects: Nervous System--anatomy & histology.
      Nervous System Diseases--diagnosis.
    • Edition:Twenty-eighth edition.
    • Description:xi, 362 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
    • Summary:"Clinical Neuroanatomy, Twenty-Eighth Edition offers an accessible, easy-to-remember synopsis of neuroanatomy and its functional and clinical implications. Since many of us learn and remember better when material is presented visually, this acclaimed resource includes not only clinical material such as brain scans and pathological specimens, but also hundreds of diagrams and tables that are designed to be clear and memorable."--Back cover.
    • Notes:"A LANGE medical book."
      Includes bibliographic references and index.
    • ISBN:9780071847704 (paperback)
      0071847707 (paperback)
      9781259921612 (International edition)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: SECTION I BASIC PRINCIPLES
      1. Fundamentals of the Nervous System
      General Plan of the Nervous System
      Peripheral Nervous System
      Planes and Terms
      2. Development and Cellular Constituents of the Nervous System
      Cellular Aspects of Neural Development
      Neurons
      Neuronal Groupings and Connections
      Neuroglia
      Degeneration and Regeneration
      Neurogenesis
      3. Signaling in the Nervous System
      Membrane Potential
      Generator Potentials
      Action Potentials
      Nerve Cell Membrane Contains Ion Channels
      Effects of Myelination
      Conduction of Action Potentials
      Synapses
      Synaptic Transmission
      Excitatory and Inhibitory Synaptic Actions
      Synaptic Plasticity and Long-Term Potentiation
      Presynaptic Inhibition
      Neuromuscular Junction and the End-Plate Potential
      Neurotransmitters
      SECTION II INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL THINKING
      4. Relationship Between Neuroanatomy and Neurology
      Symptoms and Signs of Neurologic Diseases
      Where Is the Lesion?
      What Is the Lesion?
      Role of Neuroimaging and Laboratory Investigations
      Treatment of Patients with Neurologic Disease
      SECTION III SPINAL CORD AND SPINE
      5. Spinal Cord
      Development
      External Anatomy of the Spinal Cord
      Spinal Roots and Nerves
      Internal Divisions of the Spinal Cord
      Pathways in White Matter
      Reflexes
      Lesions in the Motor Pathways
      Examples of Specific Spinal Cord Disorders
      6. Vertebral Column and Other Structures Surrounding the Spinal Cord
      Investing Membranes
      Spinal Cord Circulation
      Vertebral Column
      Lumbar Puncture
      Imaging of the Spine and Spinal Cord
      SECTION IV ANATOMY OF THE BRAIN
      7. Brain Stem and Cerebellum
      Development of the Brain Stem and Cranial Nerves
      Brain Stem Organization
      Cranial Nerve Nuclei in the Brain Stem
      Medulla
      Pons
      Midbrain
      Vascularization
      Cerebellum
      8. Cranial Nerves and Pathways
      Origin of Cranial Nerve Fibers
      Functional Components of the Cranial Nerves
      Anatomic Relationships of the Cranial Nerves
      9. Diencephalon
      Thalamus
      Hypothalamus
      Subthalamus
      Epithalamus
      Circumventricular Organs
      10. Cerebral Hemispheres/Telencephalon
      Development
      Anatomy of the Cerebral Hemispheres
      Microscopic Structure of the Cortex
      Physiology of Specialized Cortical Regions
      Basal Ganglia
      Internal Capsule
      11. Ventricles and Coverings of the Brain
      Ventricular System
      Meninges and Submeningeal Spaces
      CSF
      Barriers in the Nervous System
      Skull
      12. Vascular Supply of the Brain
      Arterial Supply of the Brain
      Venous Drainage
      Cerebrovascular Disorders
      SECTION V FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS
      13. Control of Movement
      Control of Movement
      Major Motor Systems
      Motor Disturbances
      14. Somatosensory Systems
      Receptors
      Connections
      Sensory Pathways
      Cortical Areas
      Pain
      15. Visual System
      Eye
      Visual Pathways
      Visual Cortex
      16. Auditory System
      Anatomy and Function
      Auditory Pathways
      17. Vestibular System
      Anatomy
      Vestibular Pathways
      Functions
      18. Reticular Formation
      Anatomy
      Functions
      19. Limbic System
      Limbic Lobe and Limbic System
      Olfactory System
      Hippocampal Formation
      Functions and Disorders
      Septal Area
      20. Autonomic Nervous System
      Autonomic Outflow
      Autonomic Innervation of the Head
      Visceral Afferent Pathways
      Hierarchical Organization of the Autonomic Nervous System
      Transmitter Substances
      21. Higher Cortical Functions
      Frontal Lobe Functions
      Language and Speech
      Cerebral Dominance
      Memory and Learning
      Epilepsy
      SECTION VI DIAGNOSTIC AIDS
      22. Imaging of the Brain
      Skull X-Ray Films
      Angiography
      Computed Tomography
      Magnetic Resonance Imaging
      Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
      Diffusion-Weighted Imaging
      Functional MRI
      Positron Emission Tomography
      Single Photon Emission CT
      23. Electrodiagnostic Tests
      Electroencephalography
      Evoked Potentials
      Transcranial Motor Cortical Stimulation
      Electromyography
      Nerve Conduction Studies
      24. Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination
      Indications
      Contraindications
      Analysis of the CSF
      SECTION VII DISCUSSION OF CASES
      25. Discussion of Cases
      Location of Lesions
      Nature of Lesions
      Cases.
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