neuroscience in medicine

ISBN-13: 9781603274548 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 820 str.

P. Michael Conn

Opis

Continuing progress has been made in understanding the brain at the molecular, anatomic, and physiological levels in the years following the "Decade of the Brain," with the results providing insight into the underlying basis of many neurological disease processes. In Neuroscience in Medicine, Third Edition, a distinguished panel of basic and clinical investigators, noted for their teaching excellence, provide thoroughly updated and revised chapters to reflect these remarkable advances. Designed specifically for medical students and allied health professionals, this up-to-date edition alternates scientific and clinical chapters that explain the basic science underlying neurological processes and then relate that science to the understanding of neurological disorders and their treatment. These popular and now expanded "clinical correlations" cover, in detail, disorders of the spinal cord, neuronal migration, the autonomic nervous system, the limbic system, ocular motility, and the basal ganglia, as well as demyelinating disorders, stroke, dementia and abnormalities of cognition, congenital chromosomal and genetic abnormalities, Parkinson's disease, nerve trauma, peripheral neuropathy, aphasias, sleep disorders and myasthenia gravis. In addition to concise summaries of the most recent biochemical, physiological, anatomical, and behavioral advances, the chapters summarize current findings on neuronal gene expression and protein synthesis at the molecular level. Authoritative and comprehensive, Neuroscience in Medicine, Third Edition provides a fully up-to-date and readily accessible guide to brain functions at the cellular and molecular level, as well as clearly demonstrating their emerging diagnostic and therapeutic importance.

Recenzje

From the reviews of the third edition:

"Written by American experts in their relevant research fields, the present book ... thus providing a board and timely overview of basic, applied and clinical neurosciences. ... Each chapter ends with a brief list of selected references, and an index of 42 pages ... . The revised edition ... provides not only an up-to-date and readily accessible guide to brain functions and their disorders, but also a highly informative overview of the current state of knowledge in neurosciences and their relevance to neurological disorders." (K. A. Jellinger, European Journal of Neurology, 2008)

"This is a much-needed update on the molecular aspects of neuroscience and its contribution to clinical medicine. ... The book is written primarily for medical and nursing students. ... This is a needed update on clinical neuroscience and a necessary acquisition for any neurosciences library. Students will find it a useful contribution to the field." (Celso Agner, Doody's Review service, January, 2009)

Spis treści

1. Cytology and Organization of Cell Types: Light and Electron Microscopy Rochelle S. Cohen and Donald W. Pfaff 2. Anatomy of the Spinal Cord and Brain Bruce W. Newton 3. Ion Channels, Transporters, and Electrical Signaling Stanko S. Stojilkovic CLINICAL CORRELATION: Demyelinating Disorders Gregory Cooper, Gerald Eichhorn and Robert Rodnitzky 4. Synaptic Transmission Henrique von Gersdorff 5. Pre- and Postsynaptic Receptors Robert D. Grubbs 6. Neuroembryology and Neurogenesis G. Jean Harry and Christina T. Teng CLINICAL CORRELATION: Disorders of Neuronal Migration Gregory Cooper, Gerald Eichhorn and Robert Rodnitzky 7. The Vasculature of the Human Brain Suresh C. Patel, Rajan Jain and Simone Wagner CLINICAL CORRELATION: Stroke Gregory Cooper, Gerald Eichhorn and Robert Rodnitzky 8. Choroid Plexus-CSF Circulatory Dynamics: Impact on Brain Growth, Metabolism and Repair Conrad E. Johanson 9. Organization of the Spinal Cord Marion Murray CLINICAL CORRELATION: Disorders of the Spinal Cord Gregory Cooper, Gerald Eichhorn and Robert Rodnitzky 10. The Cerebellum Charles R. Goodlett 11. The Brainstem Reticular Formation Harold H. Traurig 12. The Brainstem and Cranial Nerves Harold H. Traurig CLINICAL CORRELATION: Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System Gregory Cooper, Gerald Eichhorn and Robert Rodnitzky 13. The Trigeminal System Harold H. Traurig 14. The Hypothalamus Marc E. Freeman, David R. Grattan and Thomas A. Houpt 15. The Cerebral Cortex Michael W. Miller and Brent A. Vogt CLINICAL CORRELATION: Dementia and Abnormalities of Cognition Gregory Cooper, Gerald Eichhorn and Robert Rodnitzky 16. The Limbic System Thomas van Groen, Inga Kadish, Lawrence Ver Hoef and J. Michael Wyss CLINICAL CORRELATION: Disorders of the Limbic System Lawrence Ver Hoef, Inga Kadish, Gregory Cooper, and Thomas van Groen 17. The Basal Ganglia Irene Martinez-Torres, Stephen Tisch and Patricia Limousin CLINICAL CORRELATION: Disorders of the Basal Ganglia Gregory Cooper, Gerald Eichhorn and Robert Rodnitzky 18. The Thalamus Yoland Smith 19. Spinal Mechanisms for Control of Muscle Length and Force Charles J. Heckman and William Z. Rymer 20. Chemical Messenger Systems Robert D. Grubbs CLINICAL CORRELATION: Parkinson’s Disease Gregory Cooper, Gerald Eichhorn and Robert Rodnitzky 21. Pain Mary M. Heinricher CLINICAL CORRELATION: Physical Trauma to Nerves Gregory Cooper, Gerald Eichhorn and Robert Rodnitzky CLINICAL CORRELATION: Peripheral Neuropathy Gregory Cooper, Gerald Eichhorn and Robert Rodnitzky 22. Vision J. Fielding Hejtmancik, Edmond J. FitzGibbon and Rafael C. Caruso CLINICAL CORRELATION: Disorders of Ocular Motility Gregory Cooper, Gerald Eichhorn and Robert Rodnitzky 23. Audition Tom C.T. Yin 24. The Vestibular System A. Tucker Gleason 25. The Gustatory System Steven J. St. John and John D. Boughter, Jr. 26. The Olfactory System Michael T. Shipley, Matthew Ennis and Adam C. Puche 27. Sleep, Dreams and States of Consciousness Robert W. McCarley CLINICAL CORRELATION: Disorders of Sleep Gregory Cooper and Gerald Eichhorn 28.