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Neuroscience: Fundamentals for Rehabilitation
Lundy-Ekman L. Philadelphia, PA 19106, WB Saunders Co,1998, paperback, 442 pp, illus, $49.95.
Student Workbook for Neuroscience: Fundamentals for Rehabilitation
Lundy-Ekman L. Philadelphia, PA 19106, WB Saunders Co,1998, paperback, 147 pp, illus, $15.95.
These recent additions to the rapidly growing neuroscience literature are directed specifically at professional students in the physical rehabilitation professions. They provide a concise, well-- organized introduction to the basic vocabulary and concepts of neuroscience and discuss how these concepts are applied in the evaluation and management of clinical problems typically seen in rehabilitation settings. Throughout the textbook, clinical case information is integrated with the presentation of basic concepts. The workbook reviews facts and concepts, but also offers several laboratory exercises that demonstrate the use of standard clinical instrumentation in evaluations.
The textbook is organized in the following manner: (1) the first and last chapter provide general anatomic information; (2) chapters 2 through 5 contain an initial description of cellular neurophysiology and neural development; (3) chapters 6 through 10 discuss functional sensory, autonomic, and motor systems; and (4) chapters 11 through 17 provide an analysis of function by region. An appendix discusses neurochemistry in more detail and presents a very brief introduction to basic neuropharmacology. A general photographic atlas is provided at the beginning of the book, and a glossary of terms is included.
The majority of the chapters use the same format. The chapters contain an introductory, real "case," presented in the first person. The body of the information follows, including explanatory illustrations, diagrams, and...