Kumudini Mohan Ram MD Former Professor and Head Department of Physiology Osmania Medical College Hyderabad, India
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Comprehensive Lectures on the Central Nervous System for Medical Students
© 2003, Kumudini Mohan Ram
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First Edition : 2003
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5Preface
Teaching neurophysiology to the medical student, over the years, has been both a challenging as well as a very satisfying experience.
Neurophysiology is a vast subject and the student, especially the undergraduate, often finds it difficult to refer to a number of textbooks since all aspects of the central nervous system are not covered in any one textbook. While some textbooks give too many details dealing with a few topics, quite a few fundamental aspects are not presented. There has been a felt need for a comprehensive presentation of the fundamentals of the central nervous system which would help the student.
After years of procrastination, I have ultimately settled down to making my humble contribution through these lectures intended to benefit the medical student. My lectures over the years have been based mainly on material and extracts drawn from a number of reviews and textbooks and the same has been presented here with a mention of the sources at the end of each chapter/topic. This overview is meant to be a guide to enable the student to have a grasp of the subject of neurophysiology.
I express my thanks to Mr J P Vij, Chairman and Managing Director and Mr P S Ghuman, Sr. Production Manager of M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (Pvt) Ltd, for their meticulous efforts in bringing out this publication.
Kumudini Mohan Ram