2015 LWW Medical and Health Professions Education Catalogue

NEUROSCIENCE & NEUROANATOMY

Lippincott’s Pocket

LIR Neuroscience International Edition Lippincott Illustrated Reviews Series Claudia Krebs, MD, PhD Instructor, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Canada Joanne Weinberg, PhD Professor, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of

Neuroanatomy Douglas J. Gould, PhD President and Vice Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI June 2013 / Softbound / 7.125 x 4.25 128 pp. / 51 Illus. / 55 Tables 978-1-4511-7612-4

BASIC SCIENCE

British Colombia, Canada Elizabeth Akesson, MSc Assistant Professor Emeritus, University of British Colombia, Canada August 2011 / Softbound / 10.875 x 8.375 448 pp. / Approx. 376 Illus. / Approx. 25 Tables 978-1-4511-1045-6 DESCRIPTION Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews: Neuroscience includes the popular features of the series: abundance of full-color, annotated illustrations; chapter overviews; expanded outline format; chapter summaries; and review questions that link basic science to real-life clinical situations. The book can be used as a text for a stand-alone neuroscience/ neuroanatomy course in medical, health professions, and upper-level undergraduate programs or as a review for the boards. FEATURES f f Enables rapid review and assimilation of large amounts of complex information through signature outline format f f Includes online ancillaries such as the Faculty Image Bank; For Students: online text, animations, and USMLE Question Bank f f Distills core concepts through chapter-opening overviews and end-of-chapter summaries f f Prepares students for the course and national exams with clinical vignettes and board-style review questions in each chapter f f Visually explains concepts with full-color, annotated illustrations and color-coded tables f f Highlights key words in boldface, while introducing new vocabulary and defining abbreviations

DESCRIPTION Lippincott’s Pocket Neuroanatomy is a go-to reference, review, and study tool for neuroanatomy and neuroscience with a strong focus on high-yield topics and presentation. It presents the essential information needed for course and board exam review in a concise, quick-reference format with tables, full-color images, and bullet-point text. The book contains multiple features identifying the clinical significance of concepts, as well as mnemonics to aid in the retention of facts. An index of terms provides easy access to facts on all neuroanatomical structures and pathways. This pocket-sized reference intuits how students typically study for exams and provides highly distilled content in one easily portable source. It is ideal for medical, dental, allied health, and graduate school students, and appropriate for courses in nursing, pre-pharmacy, pre-med, and kinesiology. FEATURES f f An introductory chapter on terminology and orientation to provide a concise overview of concepts f f Clinically significant facts for practical application f f Consistent presentation of information including descriptions of structures, connections, pathways, and functions f f Learning aids such as mnemonics and analogies to help you remember important facts f f A complete index of terms for quick reference

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