Ebook: Neuropathology and Basic Neuroscience

The United States Congress designated the 1990's as the "Decade of the Brain" in recognition of the importance of neuroscience to the health and well-being of Americans. It has been suggested that as many as 20% of all patients seeking medical treatment have neurologic problems, either as the presenting complaint or as an associated condition complicating the primary illness. To this end, it is important that physicians understand basic neuroscience principles and nervous system diseases. Of course, this text is not encyclopedic but instead is an outline of the knowledge required of all medical students. Interested students can consult numerous texts that provide comprehensive coverage of the field, including Greenfield's Neuropathology and the exhaustive 60 + volume Handbook of Clinical Neurology. The information selected for inclusion in this volume of the Oklahoma Notes series remains true to the goal of the whole series-incorporating only that material vital in both the general clinical practice of medicine and to answer questions on the all-important United States Medical Licensing Examination. Roger A. Brumback Richard W. Leech Acknowledgments This text would not have been possible without a great deal of help and support from a number of individuals. We want to thank all those who assisted in our education in neuroscience and neuropathology including: William M. Landau and Philip R. Dodge of the Washington University School of Medicine, Lowell W. Lapham of the University of Rochester Medical Center, and Ellsworth C.

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This new addition to the Oklahoma Notes series is written specifically to fit with modern neuroscience courses, which integrate basic science (anatomy, biochemistry, and physiology of the nervous system) with clinical science (how diseases of the nervous system present in the clinic). Each Oklahoma Notes book presents the core information of one segment of the medical school curriculum. Written by some of the most effective medical educators in the country, and now thoroughly updated and revised, the Oklahoma Notes feature: Concise text presented in outline format for rapid review; contents oriented to promote Boards success; self-assessment questions geared to the current format of the USMLE exam; more tables and figures designed to facilitate self-assessment and review; and low-cost, complete coverage of all subjects taught in the first two years of medical school.

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This new addition to the Oklahoma Notes series is written specifically to fit with modern neuroscience courses, which integrate basic science (anatomy, biochemistry, and physiology of the nervous system) with clinical science (how diseases of the nervous system present in the clinic). Each Oklahoma Notes book presents the core information of one segment of the medical school curriculum. Written by some of the most effective medical educators in the country, and now thoroughly updated and revised, the Oklahoma Notes feature: Concise text presented in outline format for rapid review; contents oriented to promote Boards success; self-assessment questions geared to the current format of the USMLE exam; more tables and figures designed to facilitate self-assessment and review; and low-cost, complete coverage of all subjects taught in the first two years of medical school.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Nervous System Structure and Function....Pages 1-33
Principles of Cerebral Localization....Pages 34-39
Brain Edema and Mass Effect....Pages 40-44
Pathology of Cerebrovascular Disease....Pages 45-60
Pathology of CNS Infections....Pages 61-77
Neurodegenerative Diseases and Dementia....Pages 78-89
Nervous System Tumors....Pages 90-110
Pathology of Craniocerebral Trauma....Pages 111-121
Peripheral Nerve and Muscle Pathology....Pages 122-156
Pathology of Toxic and Nutritional Diseases....Pages 157-166
Pathology of Neurometabolic Disorders....Pages 167-189
Pathology of Demyelinating Disorders....Pages 190-196
Nervous System Malformations....Pages 197-209
Spinal Cord Pathology....Pages 210-216
Pineal Gland Pathology....Pages 217-221
Pituitary Gland Pathology....Pages 222-234
Eye Pathology....Pages 235-259
Ear Pathology....Pages 260-276
Back Matter....Pages 277-289

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This new addition to the Oklahoma Notes series is written specifically to fit with modern neuroscience courses, which integrate basic science (anatomy, biochemistry, and physiology of the nervous system) with clinical science (how diseases of the nervous system present in the clinic). Each Oklahoma Notes book presents the core information of one segment of the medical school curriculum. Written by some of the most effective medical educators in the country, and now thoroughly updated and revised, the Oklahoma Notes feature: Concise text presented in outline format for rapid review; contents oriented to promote Boards success; self-assessment questions geared to the current format of the USMLE exam; more tables and figures designed to facilitate self-assessment and review; and low-cost, complete coverage of all subjects taught in the first two years of medical school.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Nervous System Structure and Function....Pages 1-33
Principles of Cerebral Localization....Pages 34-39
Brain Edema and Mass Effect....Pages 40-44
Pathology of Cerebrovascular Disease....Pages 45-60
Pathology of CNS Infections....Pages 61-77
Neurodegenerative Diseases and Dementia....Pages 78-89
Nervous System Tumors....Pages 90-110
Pathology of Craniocerebral Trauma....Pages 111-121
Peripheral Nerve and Muscle Pathology....Pages 122-156
Pathology of Toxic and Nutritional Diseases....Pages 157-166
Pathology of Neurometabolic Disorders....Pages 167-189
Pathology of Demyelinating Disorders....Pages 190-196
Nervous System Malformations....Pages 197-209
Spinal Cord Pathology....Pages 210-216
Pineal Gland Pathology....Pages 217-221
Pituitary Gland Pathology....Pages 222-234
Eye Pathology....Pages 235-259
Ear Pathology....Pages 260-276
Back Matter....Pages 277-289
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