Full Description
The fourth edition of this concise and accessible book continues to provide readers with the fundamentals of clinical neuroscience, the essentials of neurological functioning, and the neurological basis for a range of rehabilitation practices.
The book starts by illustrating the basics of neuroanatomy, before addressing the function of neurological systems underlying motor, sensory, visual, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and memory disorders. Along with new full color illustrations and photographs, the book has been updated to include the following additional material:
Full screening procedures have been added to the cranial nerve section.
Full color illustrations have been added to the special sense receptor section to illustrate the clinical pathology underlying visual field impairments.
New sections have been added addressing attention and cognition.
A subsection, "Occupational Performance Implications," was added to all sections to help readers understand how function/dysfunction of neuroanatomical systems impact performance in daily life activities.
This updated fourth edition continues to be essential reading for any healthcare professional working in rehabilitation, or students on the journey to become rehabilitation professionals.
Contents
Introduction 1 Directional Terminology 2 Division of the Nervous System 3 Gross Cerebral Structures 4 Ventricular System 5 The Cranium 6 The Meninges 7 Spinal Cord Anatomy 8 The Cranial Nerves 9 Sensory Receptors 10 Neurons and Action Potentials 11 Special Sense Receptors 12 Vestibular System Functions and Dysfunctions 13 Autonomic Nervous System 14 Enteric Nervous System 15 Spinal Cord Tracts 16 Spinal Cord Injury and Disease 17 Pain 18 Peripheral Nerve Injury and Regeneration 19 Phantom Limb Phenomenon 20 Proprioception 21 Neurologic Mechanisms and Disorders of Muscle Tone 22 Motor Functions and Dysfunctions of the Central Nervous System: Cortex, Basal Ganglia, and Cerebellum 23 Sensory Functions and Dysfunctions of the Central Nervous System 24 Thalamus and Brainstem: Sensory and Motor Functions and Dysfunctions 25 Perceptual Functions and Dysfunctions of the Central Nervous System 26 Blood Supply of the Brain and Cerebrovascular Disorders 27 Neurologic Mechanisms of Attention 28 Neurologic Mechanisms of Higher-Order Cognitive Functions 29 Neurologic Mechanisms of Memory 30 Neurologic Mechanisms of Emotion Glossary
