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Fitzgerald's Clinical Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience

  • 8th Edition - August 4, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Estomih Mtui, Gregory Gruener, Peter Dockery
  • Language: English

Ideal for both medical students and those in non-medical courses, Fitzgerald's Clinical Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience, 8th Edition, uses clear, understandable text and outstanding… Read more

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Ideal for both medical students and those in non-medical courses, Fitzgerald's Clinical Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience, 8th Edition, uses clear, understandable text and outstanding artwork to make a complex subject easily accessible. This award-winning title is known for superb illustrations and high readability, expertly integrating clinical neuroanatomy with the clinical application of neuroscience.

Key features

  • Organizes chapters by anatomical area, with integrated analyses of sensory, motor, and cognitive systems
  • Breaks complex concepts and subjects into easily digestible content with clear images and concise, straightforward explanations
  • Features explanatory illustrations drawn by the same meticulous artists who illustrated Gray’s Anatomy
  • Includes new Basic Science Panels that highlight an emerging or relevant basic science concept to expand your learning in specific content areas
  • Provides access to the Student Consult enhanced eBook, which contains tutorials for each chapter, hundreds of multiple-choice questions and answers, MRI images with explanatory text, and case studies
  • Contains learning helps in every chapter, including bulleted points, clinical boxes, opening summaries, and concluding core information boxes
  • Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

Readership

Medical students and Undergraduate students

Table of contents

1. Embryology

2. Cerebral Topography

3. Midbrain, Hindbrain, Spinal Cord

4. Blood Supply of the Brain

5. Meninges

6. Neurons and Neuroglia

7. Electrical Events

8. Transmitters and Receptors

9. Peripheral Nerves

10. Innervation of Muscles and Joints

11. Innervation of Skin

12. Electrodiagnostic Examination

13. Autonomic Nervous System

14. Nerve Roots

15. Spinal Cord: Ascending Pathways

16. Spinal Cord: Descending Pathways

17. Brainstem

18. The Lowest Four Cranial Nerves

19. Vestibular Nerve

20. Cochlear Nerve

21. Trigeminal Nerve

22. Facial Nerve

23. Ocular Motor Nerves

24. Reticular Formation and the Neuromodulatory System

25. Thalamus, Epithalamus

26. Basal Ganglia

27. Cerebellum

28. Cerebral Cortex

29. Electroencephalography

30. Evoked Potentials

31. Visual Pathways

32. Hemispheric Asymmetries

33. Olfactory and Limbic Systems

34. Pituitary and Hypothalamus

35. Cerebrovascular Disease

Review quotes

"This book covers clinically relevant topics surrounding neuroanatomy and neuroscience. The book does meet the needs of its intended audience and the authors are credible authorities on the subject. They are recognized experts based on credentials and publications."

- © Doody’s Review Service, 2021, Lesley Knight Gilmer, Ph.D. Neurotrauma Research U.K (University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine) Score: 94-4 Stars!

Product details

  • Edition: 8
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 9, 2020
  • Language: English

About the authors

EM

Estomih Mtui

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor of Clinical Anatomy in Neurology and Neuroscience, Director, Program in Anatomy and Visualization, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA

GG

Gregory Gruener

Affiliations and expertise
Director, Leischner Institute for Medical Education, Leischner Professor of Medical Education, Senior Associate Dean, Stritch School of Medicine, Professor of Neurology, Associate Chair of Neurology, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA

PD

Peter Dockery

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Anatomy, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland