Basic Clinical Neuroscience offers medical and other health professions students a clinically oriented description of human neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. This text provides the anatomic and pathophysiologic basis for understanding neurologic abnormalities through concise descriptions of functional systems with an emphasis on medically important structures and clinically important pathways. It emphasizes the localization of specific anatomic structures and pathways with neurological deficits, using anatomy enhancing 3-D illustrations.

Basic Clinical Neuroscience also includes boxed clinical information throughout the text, a key term glossary section, and review questions at the end of each chapter, making this book comprehensive enough to be an excellent Board Exam preparation resource in addition to a great professional training textbook.

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ORGANIZATION, CELLULAR COMPONENTS, AND TOPOGRAPHY OF THE CNS

Introduction to the Nervous System: Organization, Functional Units, and Supporting Structures

Spinal Cord Topography and Functional Levels

Brainstem Topography and Functional Levels

Forebrain Topography and Functional Levels

MOTOR SYSTEMS

Lower Motor Neurons: Flaccid Paralysis

The Pyramidal System: Spastic Paralysis

Spinal Motor Organization and Brainstem Supraspinal Paths: Postcapsular Lesion Recovery and Decerebrate Posturing

The Basal Ganglia: Dyskinesia

The Cerebellum: Ataxia

The Ocular Motor System: Gaze Disorders

SENSORY SYSTEMS

The Somatosensory System: Anesthesia and Analgesia

The Auditory System: Deafness

The Vestibular System: Vertigo and Nystagmus

The Visual System: Anopsia

The Gustatory and Olfactory Systems: Ageusia and Anosmia

THE CEREBRAL CORTEX AND LIMBIC SYSTEM

The Cerebral Cortex: Aphasia, Agnosia, and Apraxia

The Limbic System: Anterograde Amnesia and Inappropriate Social Behavior

THE AUTONOMIC SYSTEM

The Hypothalamus: Vegetative and Endocrine Imbalance

The Autonomic Nervous System: Visceral Abnormalities

THE BRAINSTEM AND CRANIAL NERVES

Reticular Formation: Modulation and Activation

The Cranial Nerves: Organization and Abnormalities

ACCESSORY COMPONENTS

The Circulation of the CNS: Stroke

The Cerebrospinal Fluid System: Hydrocephalus

DEVELOPMENT, AGING, AND PLASTICITY

Development of the Nervous System: Congenital Anomalies

Aging of the Nervous System: Dementia

Recovery of Function of the Nervous System: Plasticity and Regeneration

WHERE IS THE LESION?

Clinical Illustrations and Principles for Locating Lesions

APPENDICES

Glossary

Suggested Readings

Atlas of Myelin Stained Sections

Answers to Chapter Questions