Suzan Uysal is Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Neurology, Psychiatry, and Rehabilitation Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University. She is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist (ABPP-CN), with more than 25 years of experience as a clinician, educator, and researcher.

• AcknowledgmentsPreface1. Neurons, Glia, and Basic Neuroanatomy2. Electrical Signaling in Neurons3. Chemical Neurotransmission and Neuropsychopharmacology4. Cranium, Spine, Meninges, Ventricles, and Cerebrospinal Fluid5. Blood Supply of the Brain6. The Peripheral Nervous System7. The Spinal Cord8. The Brainstem9. The Cerebellum10. The Diencephalon11. The Basal Ganglia12. Limbic Structures13. The Cerebral Cortex14. The Occipital Lobes and Visual Processing15. The Parietal Lobes and Associated Disorders16. The Temporal Lobes and Associated Disorders17. The Frontal Lobes and Associated Disorders18. Stroke and Vascular Cognitive Impairment19. Epilepsy20. Traumatic Brain Injury21. Brain Neoplasms22. Brain Infections23. White Matter Disease24. The Motor System and Motor Disorders25. Disorders of Consciousness26. Memory and Amnesia27. Language and the Aphasias28. Alexia, Agraphia, and Acalculia29. Brain Imaging30. The Neurological Examination31. Neuropsychological AssessmentNotesIndex

The text, which is written for non-physician health care personnel working with patients suffering from various neurological conditions, provides a foundation for understanding diseases of the nervous system. Recommended. Graduate students and professionals.