Neuroscience for RehabilitationThe first neuroanatomy text written specifically for physical therapy students Instructors finally have a resource created specifically for physical therapy students taking a neuroanatomy course. Neuroanatomy for Physical Therapy provides readers with an understanding of the anatomical localization of brain function in order to help them accurately interpret the wealth of new human brain images now available. The author, a recognized expert in human nervous system development, includes numerous case studies with patient presentations, and due to its importance in physical therapy, extensive coverage of peripheral nerve damage. • Content mirrors the standard physical therapy curriculum, freeing instructors from having to use neuroanatomy texts intended for medical students |
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... Ascending and descending white matter fiber path- ways form the outer portion, surrounding the cellular gray matter core. The massive volume of information passing through and pro- cessed within the spinal cord demands an unparalleled ...
... ascending and descending tracts , sending projections to the cerebel- lum ; brainstem nuclei , including the extra- ocular nuclei ; and down to the spinal cord ( Figure 6.43 ) . Lateral and medial vestibulospinal tracts carry vestibular ...
... ascending nociceptive pathways ( Chapter 5 ) , this organiza- tion might , in part , account for the difficulty managing chronic pain . C - fiber nociceptors are also damaged with the injury . This activates an antidromic impulse that ...
Contents
CHAPTER 1 STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM | 1 |
CHAPTER 2 VASCULAR SUPPLY OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM | 15 |
CHAPTER 3 CELLULAR ORGANIZATION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM | 33 |
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