Crash Course Nervous System
Edited by- Colin Smith, BSc, MBChB, MRCPath, Senior Lecturer, School of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Daniel Horton-Szar, BSc(Hons), MBBS(Hons), MRCGP, Northgate Medical Practice, Canterbury, Kent, UK
- Jenny Ross
The new series of Crash Course continues to provide readers with complete coverage of the MBBS curriculum in an easy-to-read, user-friendly manner. Building on the success of previous editions, the new Crash Courses retain the popular and unique features that so characterised the earlier volumes. All Crash Courses have been fully updated throughout.
Audience
Undergraduate medical students
Paperback, 284 Pages
Published: May 2012
Imprint: Mosby
ISBN: 978-0-7234-3624-9
Contents
Part I: Basic Medical Science of the Nervous System- Overview of the nervous system, cellular Physiology of the nervous system, Pharmacology of the central nervous system, The spinal cord, Somatosensation and the perception of pain, Motor control, Vision, Hearing, Olfaction and taste (gustation), The brainstem, Neuroendocrinology, The autonomic nervous system, The anatomy of higher function, Introduction to neuropsychology, Functional aspects of higher functions, Basic pathology, Pathology of the peripheral nerves and muscle, Neurogenetics;
Part II: Clinical Assessment- Common presentations of neurological disease, The neurological assessment, Further investigations;
Part III: Self-assessment- MCQs, SAQs, EMQs
