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Neurophysiology: Motor Circuits, Pain, Sleep and CSF
Central nervous system physiology for the FRACP written exam: the motor unit, the stretch reflex and the spinal inhibitory circuits that spasticity and tetanus unmask, the descending pathways and the posturing they predict, the direct, indirect and hyperdirect…
8 lessons and 30 exam-style questions, written for the RACP Divisional Written Exam
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1Neurophysiology: Motor Circuits, Pain, Sleep and CSF
- Upper and Lower Motor Neurones and Spinal Motor Control
- The Basal Ganglia: Direct, Indirect and Hyperdirect Pathways
- The Cerebellum and Vestibular System: Circuits and Signs
- Pain Pathways: Nociceptors, Channels, the Dorsal Horn and Ascending Tracts
- Pain Modulation: Peripheral and Central Sensitisation, Neuropathic Change and Descending Control
- Sleep Regulation: Homeostatic and Circadian Processes, Orexin and the Sleep Stages
- CSF, Intracranial Pressure and the Blood-Brain Barrier
- Exam Pearls