1. Organisation of the nervous system -- 2. Elements of cellular and molecular neuroscience -- 3. Clinical examination -- 4. The spinal cord -- 5. Pain and analgesia -- 6. Cranial nerves and the brainstem -- 7. The visual system -- 8. Hearing and balance : the auditory and vestibular systems -- 9. Motor systems I : descending pathways and cerebellum -- 10. Motor systems II : the basal ganglia -- 11. Stroke and head injury -- 12. Infection in the central nervous system -- 13. Epilepsy -- 14. Dementia -- 15. Schizophrenia -- 16. Depression and anxiety -- 17. Addiction
Summary
"This book brings to life the basic science of the nervous system and its major diseases. After early chapters on its general organisation and cellular and molecular mechanisms, clinical scenarios are used to introduce and discuss the knowledge required for diagnosis and treatment of major conditions of the nervous system."--BOOK JACKET
