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Crash Course: Nervous System

  • 3rd Edition -
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Mark Hughes, Thomas Miller
  • Editors: Daniel Horton-Szar, Colin Smith
  • Language: English

Part of the best-selling Crash Course series, this book focuses on the essential information students really need to know about the nervous system. Comprehensive yet concise, it is… Read more

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Part of the best-selling Crash Course series, this book focuses on the essential information students really need to know about the nervous system. Comprehensive yet concise, it is more than just an exam crammer. Each discipline/component is considered in an integrated format, putting the basic sciences in clinical context. Highly illustrated with clear accessible text, it uses features such as ‘Hints and Tips’ and ‘Clinical Sketches’ to make the content easy to absorb and remember. An extensive self-assessment section allows the reader to test their knowledge and identify areas needing further study.

Written by students for students, under faculty supervision, this new edition has been revised and updated throughout to reflect current curricula and exam formats.

Key features

  • Provides the exam syllabus in one place!

  • Written by senior medical students or junior doctors – authors who really understand today’s exam situation!

  • Senior Faculty Advisors ensure complete accuracy of the text!

  • Full artwork programme, improved ‘Hints and Tips’ boxes, and ‘Clinical Application’ boxes help you remember the key points!

  • Self-Assessment section – fully updated to reflect new curriculum requirements – helps you maximise your grade!

  • Solid, accurate, user-friendly coverage provides enough detail even for those aiming at distinction!

Readership

Undergraduate medical students throughout their course

Table of contents

Part 1: Basic Medical Science of the Nervous System- Overview of the nervous system, cellular Physiology of the nervous system, Pharmacology of the central nervous system, The spinal cord, Somatosensation and the perception of pain, Motor control, Vision, Hearing, Olfaction and taste (gustation), The brainstem, Neuroendocrinology, The autonomic nervous system, The anatomy of higher function, Introduction to neuropsychology, Functional aspects of higher functions, Basic pathology, Pathology of the peripheral nerves and muscle, Neurogenetics; Part 2: Clinical Assessment- Common presentations of neurological disease, The neurological assessment, Further investigations; Part 3: Self-assessment- MCQs, SAQs, EMQs

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 6, 2007
  • Language: English

About the editors

DH

Daniel Horton-Szar

Affiliations and expertise
Northgate Medical Practice, Canterbury, Kent, UK

CS

Colin Smith

Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer, School of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

About the authors

MH

Mark Hughes

Affiliations and expertise
Medical student, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

TM

Thomas Miller

Affiliations and expertise
Medical student, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK