The Human Nervous System

From The Critics

Reviewer: Tarik H. Abd El-Bary, MD(University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Description: This is the sixth edition of a textbook introducing medical students to neuroanatomy. The book is divided into five sections: development, histology, regional anatomy, major sensory and motor pathways, and vasculature and meninges.
Purpose: The purpose is to make neuroanatomy easier to understand for medical and allied health students. The authors accomplish this task by using a moderate number of illustrations and by presenting clinical problems at the end of each chapter to review and provide relevance of the brain region studied.
Audience: The authors do a good job of providing a primary text to their audience of medical and allied health students, but they may also provide great assistance to residents who use this as a review text.
Features: This book is carefully prepared, with a good overall appearance and concise text that is simplified using the illustrations. An example of the good use of diagrams can be seen in the chapters on the reticular formation and the spinal cord. Even though the overall appearance of the text is acceptable, an improvement could be made by simplifying the illustration on the front cover.
Assessment: This textbook is informative and easily approached; good illustrations ensure the aim of the book. It is written at a level that is concise and well understood for medical and allied health students, but it could also be directed toward residents as a review text.

Tarik H. Abd El-Bary

This is the sixth edition of a textbook introducing medical students to neuroanatomy. The book is divided into five sections: development, histology, regional anatomy, major sensory and motor pathways, and vasculature and meninges. The purpose is to make neuroanatomy easier to understand for medical and allied health students. The authors accomplish this task by using a moderate number of illustrations and by presenting clinical problems at the end of each chapter to review and provide relevance of the brain region studied. The authors do a good job of providing a primary text to their audience of medical and allied health students, but they may also provide great assistance to residents who use this as a review text. This book is carefully prepared, with a good overall appearance and concise text that is simplified using the illustrations. An example of the good use of diagrams can be seen in the chapters on the reticular formation and the spinal cord. Even though the overall appearance of the text is acceptable, an improvement could be made by simplifying the illustration on the front cover. This textbook is informative and easily approached; good illustrations ensure the aim of the book. It is written at a level that is concise and well understood for medical and allied health students, but it could also be directed toward residents as a review text.

Booknews

Treats general and cellular aspects of the NS, regional anatomy of the brain and spinal cord, review of the major systems, and blood supply and the meninges. Sections revised for the current edition (last was 1988) pertain to the cells of nervous tissue, the reticular formation, sleep, the basal ganglia, the control of movement, the limbic system, memory, and the cerebral cortex. Well illustrated, with glossary. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

4 Stars! from Doody