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The Nervous System

Systems of the Body Series

  • 2nd Edition - March 29, 2010
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Adina T. Michael-Titus, Patricia Revest, Peter Shortland
  • Language: English

This is an integrated textbook on the nervous system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, all presented in a clinically relevant context appropriate… Read more

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This is an integrated textbook on the nervous system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, all presented in a clinically relevant context appropriate for the first two years of the medical student course.

Key features

  • One of the seven volumes in the Systems of the Body series.

  • Concise text covers the core anatomy, physiology and biochemistry in an integrated manner as required by system- and problem-based medical courses.

  • The basic science is presented in the clinical context in a way appropriate for the early part of the medical course.

  • There is a linked website providing self-assessment material ideal for examination preparation.

    • Readership

    Medical and other health science students

    Table of contents

    Organisation of the nervous system. Elements of cellular and molecular neuroscience. Clinical examination. The spinal cord. Pain and analgesia. Cranial nerve and the brainstem. The visual system. Hearing and balance: the auditory and vestibular systems. Motor Systems I: descending pathways and cerebellum. Motor Systems II: thwe basal ganglia. Stroke and head injury. Infection in the central nervous system. Epilepsy. Dementia. Schizophrenia. Depression and anxiety. Addiction.

    Product details

    • Edition: 2
    • Latest edition
    • Published: April 11, 2014
    • Language: English

    About the authors

    AM

    Adina T. Michael-Titus

    Affiliations and expertise
    Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience and Pharmacology, St Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK

    PR

    Patricia Revest

    Affiliations and expertise
    Centre for Medical Eduation, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK

    PS

    Peter Shortland

    Affiliations and expertise
    Lecturer in Anatomy, Neuroscience Section, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, UK

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