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Neuroscience

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ISBN-10: 0071496238

ISBN-13: 9780071496230

Edition: 2nd 2008

Authors: James S. White

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"USMLE Road Map: Neuroscience" presents a concise and focused examination of the essential concepts for students in Medical Neuroscience. The outline is enhanced with an extensive and original illustration program that visually conveys the essential information and promotes retention of the material. Features such as clinical correlations and clinical problems are also included. The book helps you be better prepared for the USMLE exam and aids you in programs where there is no traditional neuroscience course.
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Book details

List price: $38.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division
Publication date: 4/11/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English

Using the Road Map Series for Successful Review
Acknowledgments
Development, Gross Anatomy, and Blood Supply of the Nervous System
Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems (CNS, PNS)
Development of Nervous System
The Major Components of the CNS
Arterial Blood Supply of the CNS
Stroke and its Causes
Arterial Blood Supply of the Spinal Cord
Venous Drainage of the CNS and Intracranial Bleeds
Circumventricular Organs
Ventricular System
Clinical Problems
Matching Problems
Answers
Cytology of the Nervous System
Neurons
Axonal Transport
Synaptic Terminals
Chemical Neurotransmission
Neurotransmitter Receptors
Glial and Supporting Cells in the CNS and PNS
The Blood-Brain Barrier
Response of Axons to Destructive Lesions or Irritative Lesions
Clinical Problems
Matching Problems
Answers
Spinal Cord
Organization and Roots
Motor Neural Systems
Reflexes
Sensory Systems
Dorsal Column/Medial Lemniscal System
Anterolateral System
Brown-Sequard Syndrome
Clinical Problems
Matching Problems
Answers
Brainstem
Midbrain, Pons, and Medulla and their Cranial Nerves
Components of Motor and Sensory Systems in the Brainstem
Reticular Formation
Motor Nuclei of Cranial Nerves
Sensory Nuclei of Cranial Nerves
Cochlear Nerve and the Central Auditory System
Vestibular Nerve and the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex
Arterial Blood Supply to the Brainstem
Brainstem Syndromes
Clinical Problems
Matching Problems
Answers
Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia
Functional Comparison
Organization of the Cerebellum
Cerebellar Inputs
Cerebellar Outputs
Cerebellar Lesions
Organization of the Basal Ganglia
The Basal Ganglia Motor Pathways
The Other Basal Ganglia Pathways
Clinical Problems
Matching Problems
Answers
Diencephalon and Limbic System
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Epithalamus
Limbic System
Olfactory System
Hippocampus and Alzheimer's Dementia
Amygdala and Kluver-Bucy Syndrome
Clinical Problems
Matching Problems
Answers
Visual System, Pupillary Reflexes, and Conjugate Eye Movements
The Eyeball
Retina
Visual Processing and Deficits
Ocular Reflexes
Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
Primary Visual or Calcarine Cortex
Conjugate Eye Movements
Clinical Problems
Matching Problems
Answers
Cerebral Cortex and Higher Functions
Organization
Sensory Areas of Cerebral Cortex
Hemispheric Dominance, Handedness, and Language
Functional Features of the Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, and Occipital Lobes
The Internal Capsule
Electroencephalogram
The Ascending Arousal System
Sleep
Seizures
Arterial Blood Supply of the Cerebral Cortex
Clinical Problems
Matching Problems
Answers
Index