Color Atlas of Neurology
By Reinhard Rohkamm
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Neurology – made visible
Every practitioner in modern medicine is confronted daily with neurologic symptoms, diagnoses, and clinical problems. Yet there is scarcely any other medical specialty that is so fraught with complexities and abstractions. This pocket atlas is designed to provide a better, easier-to-understand visual guide on what the reader needs to know about neurology. In a unique way, neurology is made visible in the truest sense of the word.
Coverage includes:
- The basic principles of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology (structure of the CNS, peripheral nerves, stimulus transmission, nerve conduction velocity, etc.)
- Diagnostic methods and procedures (clinical examinations, electrophysiologic techniques, imaging studies, etc.).
- Neurologic disorders including their clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, and principles of treatment.
These topics and more are covered in elaborately drawn, meticulously labeled illustrations. The effective concept of placing the illustrations opposite the descriptive text for a particular subject has created word-and-picture units that combine maximum teaching impact with an optimum density of information. Neurologic relationships can be grasped literally at a glance. This pocket atlas is intended for medical students, physicians, and other medical professionals (nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists) who could profit from a visual guide to neurology.
Product Details
- Published on: 2003-12-10
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .80″ h x 5.50″ w x 7.60″ l, 1.10 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 440 pages
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From the Back Cover
Neurology – made visible
Every practitioner in modern medicine is confronted daily with neurologic symptoms, diagnoses, and clinical problems. Yet there is scarcely any other medical specialty that is so fraught with complexities and abstractions. This pocket atlas is designed to provide a better, easier-to-understand visual guide on what the reader needs to know about neurology. In a unique way, neurology is made visible in the truest sense of the word.
Coverage includes:
- The basic principles of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology (structure of the CNS, peripheral nerves, stimulus transmission, nerve conduction velocity, etc.)
- Diagnostic methods and procedures (clinical examinations, electrophysiologic techniques, imaging studies, etc.).
- Neurologic disorders including their clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, and principles of treatment.
These topics and more are covered in elaborately drawn, meticulously labeled illustrations. The effective concept of placing the illustrations opposite the descriptive text for a particular subject has created word-and-picture units that combine maximum teaching impact with an optimum density of information. Neurologic relationships can be grasped literally at a glance. This pocket atlas is intended for medical students, physicians, and other medical professionals (nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists) who could profit from a visual guide to neurology.
About the Author
Color Atlas of Neurology, Second Edition is a well-organized and illustrated text with anatomic and physiological information pertinent to physicians, advanced practice providers, medical students, and nursing students. While nonboard certified neurologists will be the greatest beneficiaries of the information in this book, board-certified neurologists and neurosurgeons can focus on a number of pages of this book for reminders of pertinent information that will help them treat their patients.
The text is divided into 4 sections. It starts with fundamentals that explain basic central and peripheral nervous system anatomy. For learners, neuroanatomy and its clinical relevance are elusive concepts; Rokhamm’s text facilitates acquisition of information in digestible portions that do not require hours of reading and synthesizing of plain text. Novice learners will benefit from explanations and illustrations of the nervous system. The illustrations allow the reader to visualize both physiology and pathophysiology. For the more experienced provider, this section is a good reference to review when questioning a finding on physical exam, trying to better understand a certain condition, or determining if an abnormal finding is peripheral or central in origin.
The text then explores functional system pathways more deeply. This second section provides a review of pain, memory, autonomics, and other functional pathways. Normal physiological findings are described, and explanations of why the findings are normal are included. Illustrations clearly show the origin and termination of pathways that generate normal physical findings, such as muscle stretch reflexes. The undergraduate, medical student, and advanced practice provider learners will likely spend extensive time in this section, as the functional pathways covered are essential to practicing good neurology.
The third section focuses on abnormal findings, syndromes, and the effect of disease on target organs and systems. The authors explain the pathophysiology of abnormal findings and where they are occurring within neurological pathways. Relevant physical finding illustrations are reminiscent but distinct from Netter’s work, picturesquely describing the major points. In particular, we enjoyed the pages devoted to describing gait and its associated disorders.
The fourth and final section is the most extensive section of the book, as the authors synthesize information skillfully, again using in-text illustrations to provide complete explanations of the manifestations of neurology disease processes that are inclusive of neuroanatomy and pathophysiology. Numerous diseases are reviewed, and it is the most useful section for active providers and more experienced practitioners. Diseases that are particularly well described are various types of stroke and spinal cord injury.
In conclusion, Color Atlas of Neurology, Second Edition, by Reinhard Rohkamm, is an excellent text for providers at every level. Its organization, illustrations, and depth make it a text that we would recommend to students, residents, and colleagues alike. This is not a text that will gather dust on a shelf; its place is in the pockets of white coats of learners who are on rotations, or on the desk of nurse practitioners who care for patients with neurological diseases, non-neurologists who encounter patients with neurological disease, and neurologists and neurosurgeons who require a quick reminder for specific questions related to their patients.