The Integrated Nervous System: A Systematic Diagnostic Case-Based Approach, Second Edition

by Walter J. Hendelman, Peter Humphreys, Christopher R. Skinner

Overview

This innovative textbook is modelled on problem-based learning. It bridges the gap between academic neuroanatomy and clinical neurology and effectively takes the reader from the classroom to the clinic, so that learning can be applied in practice.

This second edition has been updated and expanded to include many more clinical cases within both the book and the accompanying Wweb site.

This book and the associated Web site will be of practical value to all the professionals who deal with people who have neurological conditions, as well as being invaluable to medical students and residents. This includes physiatrists (rehabilitation medicine specialists), physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists, and nurses who specialize in the care of neurological patients. We think that this text will also be of value for family physicians and specialists in internal medicine and pediatrics, all of whom must differentiate between organic pathology of the nervous system and other conditions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781466595958
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	07/12/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	362
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Walter J. Hendelman, Peter Humphreys, Christopher R. Skinner

Table of Contents

Synopsis of the Nervous System. The Neurological Examination. Clinical Problem Solving. Fifi. Cletus. Ernesto. Bernie. Etienne. Cheryl. Patty. Didi. Armand. Mickey. Neurorehabilitation. Ethics and Neurology.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Aliza Sharon Kumpinsky, MD (The Southeast Permanente Medical Group)
Description: Written in an engaging style, this book uses a lively case-based format to help prepare readers who encounter patients with neurological conditions. The accompanying website includes a number of additional cases for learning. The first edition was published in 2009.
Purpose: According to the authors, the purpose is to expand readers' ability to reason through clinical neurology cases. They seek to integrate basic science and clinical information to ward off "neurophobia" (as they term it) and make both neuroscience and neurology relevant and applicable. The authors exceed this goal by integrating the neuroscience behind disease with real-world cases.
Audience: The intended audience is non-neurologists who are in the learning stages (medical students, residents) as well as practitioners who treat patients with neurological conditions (physiatrists, family medicine specialists, internal medicine specialists, pediatricians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, nurses).. The authors include a neuroanatomist, adult neurologist, and pediatric neurologist who teach a combined neurology/neuroscience course to second-year medical students.
Features: With a problem-based learning format, this book covers a wide scope of neuroscience and neurology. Each chapter presents a patient case, points out the important data from the vignette, and delves into relevant neuroanatomy, pathophysiology, pathology, and radiology. Each topic contains diagrams to provide clarity and aid in learning and understanding the material. Full color art is featured. Each chapter includes relevant questions at the end. The book also has a glossary of terms used in neurology and the neurosciences, which is highly useful for those just learning the language of the nervous system.
Assessment: The authors have created an excellent resource for those learning the neurosciences and neurology. Each chapter and its associated vignette offer comprehensive and high-yield material. This update contains improved tables, a new website, and integrated introduction of the ebook cases at the end of chapters. The website is also a valuable resource, with videos illustrating various concepts and a radiology primer.

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