Functional Neuroanatomy: Text and Atlas, 2nd Edition: Text and Atlas (LANGE Basic Science)

Book info: Functional Neuroanatomy: Text and Atlas, 2nd Edition: Text and Atlas (LANGE Basic Science) (Paperback, 512 pages) – McGraw Hill / Medical, 2005. Language: English.

A Doody's Core Title

Superbly illustrated, this core textbook reinforces an understanding of basic neuroanatomical structures by emphasizing their clinical significance in neurologic disease. Featuring a seamless integration of over 400 illustrations within the text, Functional Neuroanatomy includes cross-sectional atlas views of the brain and brain stem, MRI images in three planes, and key concepts identified within each chapter.

Editorial Reviews Review Afifi (neurology, anatomy, University of Iowa) and Bergman (anatomy and cell biology, University of Iowa) provide clinical correlation chapters and simplified schematics to illustrate neural pathways, in this medical text emphasizing human neuroanatomy. For this second edition, new chapters have been added on reticular formation, control of posture and movement, and the patient with neurological disorder. An extensive atlas of spinal cord and brain sections, as well as magnetic resonance images in three planes, is included. Overall, the book includes some 400 images, including two-color line illustrations, radiographs in all modalities, and bAndw clinical photos. About the Author Ronald A. Bergman, Ph.D.
Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa City, Iowa

Adel K. Afifi, M.D., M.S.
Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa City, Iowa