The Nervous System Basic Science and Clinical Conditions |
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| Author:
| Michael-Titus, Adina
Revest, Patricia
Shortland, Peter |
| Series title: | Systems of the Body Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-443-07179-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2007 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
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| Imprint: | Churchill Livingstone |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $61.95 |
Book Description:
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An integrated textbook on the nervous system, covering both the basic science of the system and its major diseases.
- Integrated coverage of the structure, function and major diseases of the nervous system - highly suitable for systems courses as taught in the new medical curriculum
- Coverage of the basic science is clinically driven - for instance organisation of the basal ganglia is introduced through Parkinson's disease.
- Coverage of major...
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An integrated textbook on the nervous system, covering both the basic science of the system and its major diseases.
- Integrated coverage of the structure, function and major diseases of the nervous system - highly suitable for systems courses as taught in the new medical curriculum
- Coverage of the basic science is clinically driven - for instance organisation of the basal ganglia is introduced through Parkinson's disease.
- Coverage of major diseases of the nervous system, together with a chapter on neurological examination, symptoms and investigations, equips students for the contact with patients which now occurs much earlier in the medical course.
- Covers psychiatric problems as well as neurological ones - in line with the integrated nature of the new courses.
- Attractive, open two-colour page design, with objectives defined at the start of each chapter and self-assessment at the end.