Quick Reference Neuroscience for Rehabilitation Professionals The Essential Neurological Principles Underlying Rehabilitation Professionals, Second Edition

by Gutman, Sharon A.

• ISBN13: 9781556428005
• ISBN10: 1556428006
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-01
• Publisher: Slack Incorporated

Summary

Quick Reference NeuroScience for Rehabilitation Professionals: The Essential Neurologic Principles Underlying Rehabilitation Practice, Second Editionis a user-friendly, comprehensive text that specifically addresses the key information needed to understand the neuroscience of clinical rehabilitation. This updated Second Edition is designed to provide complex information in a quick, easy-to-use format that is beneficial to students and rehabilitation professionals. Dr. Sharon A. Gutman designedQuick Reference NeuroScience for Rehabilitation Professionals, Second Editionto provide easy-to-understand explanations of complex neurologic phenomena. The text describes basic neuroanatomical structures and functions, neuropathology underlying specific clinical conditions, and theories supporting clinical treatment. Features of the Second Edition: bull; User-friendly, bulleted outline format bull; Italicized key concepts for easy scanning and identification bull; Color illustrations to help visualize the location of neuroanatomical structures bull; New clinical test questions bull; New text boxes outlining neurologic conditions and treatments bull; Updated and expanded glossary with both clinical and neurological terms Including accessible information, color illustrations, new test questions, and updated features,Quick Reference NeuroScience for Rehabilitation Professionals: The Essential Neurologic Principles Underlying Rehabilitation Practice, Second Editionis a dynamic text for all students and clinicians in occupational therapy, physical therapy, and other areas of rehabilitation.

Author Biography

Sharon A. Gutman, PhD, OTR, is currently an associate professor in Programs in Occupational Therapy at Columbia University. Her clinical expertise lies in the treatment of adults with traumatic brain injury and psychiatric disability. In the last two decades, she has taught courses and written journal articles and books regarding (a) the fundamentals of clinical neuroscience, (b) the neurologic basis of rehabilitation practices, and (c) the neurologic basis of pathological conditions including traumatic brain injury and psychiatric disability.

Table of Contents

About the Author

Directional Terminology

Division of the Nervous System

Gross Cerebral Structures

Ventricular System

The Cranium

The Meninges

Spinal Cord Anatomy

The Cranial Nerves

Sensory Receptors

Neurons and Action Potentials

Special Sense Receptors

Vestibular System

Autonomic Nervous System

Enteric Nervous System

Pain

Peripheral Nerve Injury and Regeneration

Phantom Limb Phenomenon

Spinal Cord Tracts

Spinal Cord Injury and Disease

Proprioception

Disorders of Muscle Tone

Motor Functions and Dysfunctions of the Central Nervous System: Cortex, Basal Ganglia, Cerebellum

Sensory Functions and Dysfunctions of the Central Nervous System

Thalamus and Brainstem Sensory and Motor Roles: Function and Dysfunction

Right vs Left Brain Functions and Disorders

Perceptual Functions and Dysfunctions of the Central Nervous System

Blood Supply of the Brain: Cerebrovascular Disorders

Commonly Used Neurodiagnostic Tests

Neurotransmitters: The Neurochemical Basis of Human Behavior

The Neurologic Substrates of Addiction

Learning and Memory

The Neurologic Substrates of Emotion

The Aging Brain

Sex Differences in Male and Female Brains

References

Appendix: Clinical Test Questions

Glossary

Index

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