Integrated Neuroscience and Neurology: A Clinical Case History Problem Solving Approach, 2nd Edition

Integrated Neuroscience argues that in order to make an intelligent diagnosis and provide a rational treatment nervous system disorders, it is necessary to answer the basic questions of clinical neurology. Where is the disease process located and what is the nature of the disease process? For students to answer these questions, the authors first review the makeup of the cells within the central nervous system and the development of the regions within the central nervous system. A detailed anatomical overview of the nervous system, starting at the spinal cord, proceeding to the brain stem, diencephalon and cerebrum follows. This textbook focuses not only on localized diseases caused by infectious diseases, trauma, tumors and vascular lesions within the central nervous system, but also these diseases within the systems of the brain and spinal cord. Over 250 real cases with associated MRI or CTs and any pathological findings from these patients illustrate numerous disorders and fully explain the nature of the pathology. The authors have also included six problem solving sessions in which the student must identify the ongoing disease process, what caused it and how best to treat it. Throughout the discussion in this text the authors also correlate the neurological findings to the underlying anatomy of the region.

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• Cases are presented in two formats: 149 full cases with complete neurological examination and images and 125 short cases with only a figure with a figure legend for testing purposes.
• Problem solving sessions on spinal cord, brain stem and cranial nerves and cerebrum are included to help in the learning process.
• Includes Anatomical Atlases of the spinal cord, brain stem, thalamus and cerebrum.
• All chapters are comprehensively illustrated with there being a total of 603 Figures, with 108 in color! These figures include: electron micrographs, histological sections illustrating normal and abnormal conditions, gross specimens and MRI and CT images also illustrating normal and pathological conditions.