Now fully revised and updated, this leading ICT series volume offers a concise yet comprehensive account of the structure and function of the human nervous system. Trusted by generations of readers and now in its seventh edition, it remains internationally popular as the most succinct, clinically relevant and uniquely illustrated textbook available on the subject.
Carefully targeted to bridge the gap between a brief overview on the one hand and an extensive text on the other, this book provides a clear account of neuroanatomical principles. It describes normal structure and function and clinically relevant dysfunction, all related to conditions which students will encounter in clinical practice.
This book will make learning easy for medical students, junior doctors and specialist trainees needing a sound understanding of the basics of neuroanatomy which underpin the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders.
1. 1. Introduction and overview - p. 1 2. 2. Cells of the nervous system - p. 32 3. 3. Peripheral nervous system - p. 36 4. 4. Autonomic nervous system - p. 46 5. 5. Coverings of the central nervous system - p. 50 6. 6. Ventricular system - p. 55 7. 7. Vasculature of the central nervous system - p. 60 8. 8. Spinal cord - p. 68 9. 9. Brainstem - p. 89 10. 10. Cranial nerves and cranial nerve nuclei - p. 99 11. 11. Cerebellum - p. 113 12. 12. Thalamus - p. 120 13. 13. Cerebral hemisphere and cerebral cortex - p. 127 14. 14. Basal ganglia - p. 142 15. 15. Visual system - p. 150 16. 16. Hypothalamus, limbic system and olfactory system - p. 154 17. Glossary - p. 165 18. Index - p. 168
Now fully revised and updated, this leading ICT series volume offers a concise yet comprehensive account of the structure and function of the human nervous system. Trusted by generations of readers and now in its seventh edition, it remains internationally popular as the most succinct, clinically relevant and uniquely illustrated textbook available on the subject.
Carefully targeted to bridge the gap between a brief overview on the one hand and an extensive text on the other, this book provides a clear account of neuroanatomical principles. It describes normal structure and function and clinically relevant dysfunction, all related to conditions which students will encounter in clinical practice.
This book will make learning easy for medical students, junior doctors and specialist trainees needing a sound understanding of the basics of neuroanatomy which underpin the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders.
1. 1. Introduction and overview - p. 1 2. 2. Cells of the nervous system - p. 32 3. 3. Peripheral nervous system - p. 36 4. 4. Autonomic nervous system - p. 46 5. 5. Coverings of the central nervous system - p. 50 6. 6. Ventricular system - p. 55 7. 7. Vasculature of the central nervous system - p. 60 8. 8. Spinal cord - p. 68 9. 9. Brainstem - p. 89 10. 10. Cranial nerves and cranial nerve nuclei - p. 99 11. 11. Cerebellum - p. 113 12. 12. Thalamus - p. 120 13. 13. Cerebral hemisphere and cerebral cortex - p. 127 14. 14. Basal ganglia - p. 142 15. 15. Visual system - p. 150 16. 16. Hypothalamus, limbic system and olfactory system - p. 154 17. Glossary - p. 165 18. Index - p. 168
