Integrated Neuroscience and Neurology: A Clinical Case History Problem Solving Approach

Integrated Neuroscience argues that in  order to make an intelligent diagnosis and provide a rational treatment  nervous system disorders, it is necessary to answer the basic questions  of clinical neurology. Where is the disease process located, and what is  the nature of the disease process? For students to answer these  questions, the authors first review the makeup of the cells within the  central nervous system and the development of the regions within the  central nervous system. A detailed anatomical overview of the nervous  system, starting at the spinal cord, proceeding to the brain stem,  diencephalon and cerebrum follows. 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. The authors have also included six problem  solving sessions in which the student must identify the ongoing disease  process, what caused it, and how best to treat it. Throughout the  discussion in this text the authors also correlate the neurological  findings to the underlying anatomy of the region.