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High-Yield™ Neuroanatomy

by: Fix, James D.

High-Yield™ Neuroanatomy

by: Fix, James D.

ISBN 13:
9780781758994
ISBN 10:
0781758998
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 12/22/2004
Publisher: LWW
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Summary

Now in its Third Edition, this book extracts the most important information on neuroanatomy and presents it in a concise, uncluttered fashion to prepare students for the USMLE. High-Yield(TM) means exactly that!

Cross-Sectional Anatomy of the Brain

(20)

Introduction

(1)

Midsagittal section

(1)

Coronal section through the optic chiasm

(2)

Coronal section through the mamillary bodies

(1)

Axial image through the thalamus and internal capsule

(1)

Axial image through the midbrain, mamillary bodies, and optic tract

(1)

Atlas of the brain and brain stem

(18)

Meninges, Ventricles, and Cerebrospinal Fluid

(8)

Meninges

(2)

Ventricular system

(1)

Cerebrospinal fluid

(1)

Herniation

(4)

Blood Supply

(11)

The spinal cord and lower brain stem

(1)

The internal carotid system

(1)

The vertebrobasilar system

(1)

The blood supply of the internal capsule

(1)

Veins of the brain

(1)

Venous dural sinuses

(1)

Angiography

(2)

The middle meningeal artery

(5)

Development of the Nervous System

(7)

The neural tube

(1)

The neural crest

(1)

The anterior neuropore

(1)

The posterior neuropore

(1)

Microglia

(1)

Myelination

(1)

Positional changes of the spinal cord

(1)

The optic nerve and chiasma

(1)

The hypophysis

(1)

Congenital malformations of the CNS

(4)

Neurohistology

(13)

Neurons

(1)

Nissl substance

(1)

Axonal transport

(1)

Wallerian degeneration

(1)

Chromatolysis

(1)

Regeneration of nerve cells

(1)

Glial cells

(2)

The blood--brain barrier

(1)

The blood--CSF barrier

(1)

Pigments and inclusions

(1)

The classification of nerve fibers

(1)

Tumors of the CNS and PNS

(2)

Cutaneous receptors

(1)

Case studies of brain tumors

(6)

Spinal Cord

(2)

Gray and white communicating rami

(1)

Termination of the conus medullaris

(1)

Location of the major motor and sensory nuclei of the spinal cord

(1)

The cauda equina

(1)

The myotatic reflex

(1)

Tracts of the Spinal Cord

(7)

Introduction

(1)

Dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway

(2)

Lateral spinothalamic tract

(1)

Lateral corticospinal tract

(4)

Hypothalamospinal tract

(1)

Lesions of the Spinal Cord

(4)

Diseases of the motor neurons and corticospinal tracts

(2)

Sensory pathway lesions

(1)

Combined motor and sensory lesions

(1)

Peripheral nervous system (PNS) lesions

(1)

Intervertebral disk herniation

(1)

Cauda equina syndrome (spinal roots L3 to CO)

(1)

Conus medullaris syndrome (cord segments S3 to CO)

(1)

Brain Stem

(4)

Overview

(1)

Cross-section through the medulla

(2)

Cross-section through the pons

(1)

Cross-section through the rostral midbrain

(1)

Corticobulbar fibers

(1)

Trigeminal System

(5)

Overview

(1)

The trigeminal ganglion

(1)

Trigeminothalamic pathways

(2)

Trigeminal reflexes

(2)

The cavernous sinus

(1)

Auditory System

(3)

Overview

(1)

The auditory pathway

(1)

Hearing defects

(1)

Auditory tests

(2)

Vestibular System

(4)

Overview

(1)

The labyrinth

(1)

The vestibular pathways

(1)

Vestibulo-ocular reflexes

(2)

Cranial Nerves

(15)

The olfactory nerve

(1)

The optic nerve (CN II)

(1)

The oculomotor nerve (CN III)

(1)

The trochlear nerve (CN IV)

(1)

The trigeminal nerve (CN V)

(3)

The abducent nerve (CN VI)

(1)

The facial nerve (CN VII)

(3)

The vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)

(1)

The glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)

(2)

The vagal nerve (CN X)

(1)

The accessory nerve (CN XI)

100

(1)

The hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)

101

(3)

Lesions of the Brain Stem

104

(7)

Lesions of the medulla

104

(1)

Lesions of the pons

105

(1)

Lesions of the midbrain

106

(1)

Acoustic neuroma (schwannoma)

107

(1)

Jugular foramen syndrome

108

(1)

``Locked-in'' syndrome

109

(1)

Central pontine myelinolysis

110

(1)

``Top of the basilar'' syndrome

110

(1)

Subclavian steal syndrome

110

(1)

The cerebellopontine angle

110

(1)

Cerebellum

111

(5)

Function

111

(1)

Anatomy

111

(1)

The major cerebellar pathway

112

(1)

Cerebellar dysfunction

113

(1)

Cerebellar syndromes and tumors

113

(3)

Thalamus

116

(3)

Introduction

116

(1)

Major thalamic nuclei and their connections

116

(2)

Blood supply

118

(1)

The internal capsule

118

(1)

Visual System

119

(8)

Introduction

119

(1)

The visual pathway

119

(3)

The pupillary light reflex pathway

122

(1)

The pupillary dilation pathway

122

(1)

The near reflex and accommodation pathway

123

(1)

Cortical and subcortical centers for ocular motility

123

(2)

Clinical correlation

125

(2)

Autonomic Nervous System

127

(5)

Introduction

127

(1)

Cranial nerves (CN) with parasympathetic components

127

(1)

Communicating rami

127

(1)

Neurotransmitters

127

(3)

Clinical correlation

130

(2)

Hypothalamus

132

(5)

Introduction

132

(2)

Functions

134

(2)

Clinical correlation

136

(1)

Limbic System

137

(5)

Introduction

137

(1)

Major components and connections

137

(1)

The Papez circuit

138

(1)

Clinical correlation

139

(3)

Basal Ganglia and Striatal Motor System

142

(7)

Basal ganglia

142

(4)

The striatal (extrapyramidal) motor system

146

(1)

Clinical correlation

146

(3)

Neurotransmitters

149

(6)

Important transmitters and their pathways

149

(5)

Functional and clinical considerations

154

(1)

Cerebral Cortex

155

(9)

Introduction

155

(1)

The six-layered neocortex

155

(1)

Functional areas

156

(4)

Focal destructive hemispheric lesions and symptoms

160

(1)

Cerebral dominance

160

(1)

Split-brain syndrome

160

(2)

Other lesions of the corpus callosum

162

(1)

Brain and spinal cord tumors

162

(2)

Apraxia, Aphasia, and Dysprosody

164

(3)

Apraxia

164

(1)

Aphasia

164

(2)

Dysprosody

166

(1)

Appendix

167

(4)

Index

171

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