Neuroscience

Sections include "What is the Brain?," "Memory, Intelligence, and the Mind," and "What Happens When Things Go Wrong?"

"Covers the entire scope of the field, from anatomy, physiology and structural basics to normal and abnormal nervous system function, neurologic syndromes (e.g., cerebral and spinal disorders, peripheral neuropathies, myopathies) and state-of-the-art diagnostic techniques."

"Basic consumer health information about acquired and traumatic brain injuries, brain tumors, cerebral palsy and other genetic and congenital brain disorders, infections of the brain, epilepsy and other seizure disorders, and degenerative neurological disorders such as dementia, Huntington disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) : along with information on brain structure and function, current research, a glossary of terms related to brain disorders, and a directory of resources for more information."

"This textbook focuses not only on localized diseases caused by infectious diseases, trauma, tumors, and vascular lesions within the central nervous system, but also these diseases within the systems of the brain and spinal cord. Over 250 real cases with associated MRI or CTs and any pathological findings from these patients illustrate numerous disorders and fully explain the nature of the pathology."

"A comprehensive, well-illustrated study of the organization of the white matter pathways of the brain... The clinical relevance of the pathways is addressed throughout the text and a chapter is devoted to human white matter diseases."