BookPaul Johns, BSc, BM, MSc, FRCPath.
Summary: Provides a clear and readable introduction to the central concepts of clinical neuroscience. This book deals with fundamental areas of neuroscience required for a sound understanding of brain disease.
Contents:
Overview of the nervous system
Development of the brain
Functional neuroanatomy
Sensory and motor pathways
Neurons and glial cells
Electrical signalling in neurons
Synaptic transmission
Cellular mechanisms of neurological disease
Head injury
Stroke
Epilepsy
Dementia
Parkinson's disease
Multiple sclerosis.