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Michael-Titus, Adina.

The nervous system : basic science and clinical conditions / Adina Michael-Titus, Patricia Revest, Peter Shortland ; illustrations by Robert Britton. - 2nd ed. - Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2010. - 333 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. - Systems of the body . - Systems of the body. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Organisation of the nervous system -- Elements of cellular and molecular neuroscience -- Clinical examination -- The spinal cord -- Pain and analgesia -- Cranial nerves and the brainstem -- The visual system -- Hearing and balance : the auditory and vestibular systems -- Motor systems I : descending pathways and cerebellum -- Motor systems II : the basal ganglia -- Stroke and head injury -- Infection in the central nervous system -- Epilepsy -- Dementia -- Schizophrenia -- Depression and anxiety -- Addiction.

ISBN: 9780702033735 (alk. paper) 0702033731 (alk. paper)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nervous system.
Nervous system--Diseases.
Nervous System.
Central Nervous System Diseases.
Central Nervous System.
Mental Disorders.

LC Class. No.: QP361 / .M52 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 612.8 / NEM

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2010 F-549