Book Review Essential Neuroscience, by Allan Siegel and Hreday N. Sapru, 562 pp, with illus, $59.95, Philadelphia, Pa, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (telephone: 800-6383030), 2006, ISBN 0-7817-5077-6 Type and Scope of Book: A concise yet comprehensive text of neuroanatomy and basic neuroscience that is appropriate for medical students, residents, and neuroscience graduate students. Contents: This 28-chapter textbook covers the essential topics in neuroanatomy and basic neuroscience. In addition, it provides clinical correlations and clinical cases highlighting the anatomy covered in that section. The text is well illustrated with color drawings and contains some pathologic sections. In addition, objectives at the beginning of each chapter and a glossary of key words are provided for students. Strengths: The illustrations are a highlight of this text. These are appropriately detailed but make simple, important points to complement the text. The color illustrations help illustrate neuroanatomic pathways and key anatomic relationships well. In addition, objectives, clinical correlations, clinical cases, and the glossary make this an excellent text for teaching beginning students in the neurosciences. Deficiencies: It is not a comprehensive or advanced neuroscience text. Recommended Readership: Medical students, residents, neuroscience graduate students, and course directors of basic neuroanatomy and neurosciences. Overall Grading: Kelly D. Flemming, MD, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rocheser, Minn
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