Book Description
Quick Reference Neuroscience for Rehabilitation Professionals is a concise and quick reference for the practitioner and student who are learning or reviewing the most relevant neuroscience principles supporting rehabilitation therapy. The updated Third Edition continues to meet a need in the rehabilitation profession that has gone unfilled—the ability to break down neuroscience information into the essential principles that can be used to understand neurological conditions and the principles underlying rehabilitation evaluation and practice.
Quick Reference Neuroscience for Rehabilitation Professionals, Third Edition provides a quick review of specific neuroscience concepts and principles that support rehabilitation interventions. In this era of information overload, this text rapidly and thoroughly provides condensed information in a user-friendly, easy-to-use format for readers to review and convey relevant information to patients.
Dr. Sharon A. Gutman has organized the text into 3 parts: the first addresses neuroanatomy; the second addresses the function of neurological systems underlying physical, psychiatric, cognitive, and visual perceptual disorders; and the final section addresses clinical neuropathology related to aging, addiction, memory, and the neurological substrates of sex and gender. A specific section describes the common neurodiagnostic tests that therapists do not administer but must have knowledge of when results are discussed at treatment team meetings.
Featured in the Third Edition:
- Information presented in a simple and organized bulleted format
- Large-scale color illustrations to easily visualize neuroanatomical structures and systems
- Text boxes to apply key neuroscience concepts to the understanding of common neurological disorders and treatment
- Updated clinical test questions and glossary
Quick Reference Neuroscience for Rehabilitation Professionals, Third Edition bridges a gap by quickly providing the rehabilitation professional with the most salient information needed to understand neurologic principles underlying rehabilitation practice.
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Contents
About the Author
Foreword by Ashwini K. Rao, EdD, OTR, FAOTA
Introduction
Section 1 Directional Terminology
Section 2 Division of the Nervous System
Section 3 Gross Cerebral Structures
Section 4 Ventricular System
Section 5 The Cranium
Section 6 The Meninges
Section 7 Spinal Cord Anatomy
Section 8 The Cranial Nerves
Section 9 Sensory Receptors
Section 10 Neurons and Action Potentials
Section 11 Special Sense Receptors
Section 12 Vestibular System
Section 13 Autonomic Nervous System
Section 14 Enteric Nervous System
Section 15 Pain
Section 16 Peripheral Nerve Injury and Regeneration
Section 17 Phantom Limb Phenomenon
Section 18 Spinal Cord Tracts
Section 19 Spinal Cord Injury and Disease
Section 20 Proprioception
Section 21 Disorders of Muscle Tone
Section 22
Motor Functions and Dysfunctions of the Central Nervous System: Cortex, Basal Ganglia, Cerebellum
Section 23 Sensory Functions and Dysfunctions of the Central Nervous System
Section 24 Thalamus and Brainstem Sensory and Motor Roles: Function and Dysfunction
Section 25 Right vs Left Brain Functions and Disorders
Section 26 Perceptual Functions and Dysfunctions of the Central Nervous System
Section 27 Blood Supply of the Brain: Cerebrovascular Disorders
Section 28 Commonly Used Neurodiagnostic Tests
Section 29 Neurotransmitters: The Neurochemical Basis of Human Behavior
Section 30 The Neurologic Substrates of Addiction
Section 31 Neurologic Mechanisms of Memory
Section 32 The Neurologic Substrates of Emotion
Section 33 The Aging Brain
Section 34 Sex Differences in Male and Female Brains
Glossary
Index
About the Editors
Sharon A. Gutman, PhD, OTR, FAOTA is an Associate Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine in the Occupational Therapy Programs at Columbia University in New York, New York. Dr. Gutman has a background in neuroscience and has worked with a wide array of populations as an occupational therapist, including traumatic brain injury, psychiatric disability, autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay, and homelessness. In the past 2 decades, she has taught courses and written journal articles and books regarding the fundamentals of clinical neuroscience and the neurologic basis of pathological conditions. Dr. Gutman served as the editor of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy between 2008 and 2014.
