The Vestibular System
CHAPTER 17The Vestibular System The vestibular system participates in the maintenance of stance and body posture; coordination of body, head, and eye movements; and visual fixation. It includes the peripheral…
Fundamentals of the Nervous System
SECTION I BASIC PRINCIPLES CHAPTER 1Fundamentals of the Nervous System More than any other organ, the nervous system makes human beings special. The human central nervous system (CNS), smaller and…
Electrodiagnostic Tests
CHAPTER 23Electrodiagnostic Tests In addition to using a patient’s history, physical examination, and imaging results, the clinician can obtain information about the functional status of various parts of the nervous…
The Relationship Between Neuroanatomy and Neurology
SECTION II INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL THINKING CHAPTER 4The Relationship Between Neuroanatomy and Neurology Neurology, more than any other specialty, rests on clinicoanatomic correlation. Patients do not arrive at the neurologist’s…
Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination
CHAPTER 24Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination Analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can provide useful diagnostic information. As noted in Chapter 6, CSF is usually obtained from the lumbar subarachnoid space via…
