BookAllan Siegel, Hreday N. Sapru ; case histories written by Heidi E. Siegel.
Contents:
I: Gross anatomy of the brainp
Overview of the central nervous systemp
Development of the nervous systemp
Meninges and cerebrospinal fluid
II: The neuronp
Histology of the nervous system
Electrophysiology of neurons
Synaptic transmission
Neurotransmitters
III: Organization of the central nervous system
The spinal cord
Brainstem I: the medulla
Brainstem II: pons and cerebellum
Brainstem III: the midbrain
The forebrain
The cranial nerves
IV: Sensory systems
Somatosensory system
Visual system
Auditory and vestibular systems
Olfaction and taste
V: Motor systems
The upper motor neurons
The basal ganglia
The cerebellum
VI: Integrative systems
The autonomic nervous system
The reticular formation
The hypothalamus
The limbic system
The thalamus and cerebral cortex
Blood supply of the central nervous system
Vascular syndromes
Behavioral and psychiatric disorders.