The Nervous System: Systems of the Body Series 3rd Edition

Description

The Nervous System provides highly accessible coverage of the core basic science principles in the context of clinical case histories, giving the reader a fully integrated understanding of the system and its major diseases.

• Organization of the Nervous System

• Elements of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

• Clinical Assessment

• The Spinal Cord

• Pain and Analgesia

• Cranial Nerves and the Brainstem

• The Visual System

• Hearing and Balance: The Auditory and Vestibular Systems

• Motor Systems I: Descending Pathways and Cerebellum

• Motor Systems II: The Basal Ganglia

• Stroke and Head Injury

• Infection in the Central Nervous System

• Epilepsy

• Dementia

• Schizophrenia and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

• Depression and Anxiety

• Addiction

Systems of the Body Series:

• The Renal System

• The Musculoskeletal System

• The Nervous System

• The Digestive System

• The Endocrine System

• The Respiratory System

• The Cardiovascular System