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Clinical neuroanatomy / Stephen G. Waxman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Waxman, Stephen G., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Neuroanatomy.
- Nervous System--anatomy & histology.
- Nervous System Diseases--diagnosis.
- Medical Subjects:
- Neuroanatomy.
- Nervous System--anatomy & histology.
- Nervous System Diseases--diagnosis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations
- Edition:
- Thirtieth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [New York] : McGraw-Hill Education, [2024]
- Summary:
- "Clinical Neuroanatomy provides an accessible synopsis of neuroanatomy and its functional and clinical implications. You'll learn everything you need to know about the structure and function of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. This authoritative guide illustrates clinical presentations of disease processes involving specific structures, explores the relationship between neuroanatomy and neurology, and reviews advances in molecular and cellular biology and neuropharmacology as related to neuroanatomy"-- Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Section I. Basic principles
- Fundamentals of the nervous system
- Development and cellular constituents of the nervous system
- Signaling in the nervous system
- Section II. Introduction to clinical thinking
- The relationship between neuroanatomy and neurology
- Section III. Spinal cord and spine
- The spinal cord
- The vertebral column and other structures surrounding the spinal cord
- Section IV. Anatomy of the brain
- The brain stem and cerebellum
- Cranial nerves and pathways
- Diencephalon
- Cerebral hemispheres/telencephalon
- Ventricles and coverings of the brain
- Vascular supply of the brain
- Section V. Functional systems
- Control of movement
- Somatosensory systems
- The visual system
- The auditory system
- The vestibular system
- The reticular formation
- The limbic system
- The autonomic nervous system
- Higher cortical functions
- Section VI. Diagnostic aids
- Imaging of the brain
- Electrodiagnostic tests
- Cerebrospinal fluid examination
- Section VII. Discussion of cases
- Discussion of cases
- Appendices. The neurologic examination
- Testing muscle function
- Spinal nerves and plexuses
- Questions and answers.
- Notes:
- ISSN: 0892-1237.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from electronic title page (AccessMedicine, viewed November 30, 2023).
- Other Edition:
- Revision of: 1260452360 Waxman, Stephen G. 29th edition. [New York] : McGraw-Hill Education, 2020
- Other Format:
- Print version: Waxman, Stephen G. Clinical neuroanatomy.
- ISBN:
- 9781264585533
- 1264585535
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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