Title: Neuroanatomy through clinical cases /
Authors: Blumenfeld, Hal.
Date: 2002
Publisher: Sinauer Associates,
Physical description: xxii, 951 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: Q
Abstract: DSU Title III 2002-2012.
Contents: Introduction to clinical case presentations. -- Neuroanatomy overview and basic definitions. -- The neurologic exam as a lesson in neuroanatomy. -- Introduction to clinical neuroradiology. -- Brain and environs: cranium, ventricles, and meninges. -- Corticospinal tract and other motor pathways. -- Somatosensory pathways. -- Spinal nerve roots. -- Major plexuses and peripheral nerves. -- Cerebral hemispheres and vascular supply. -- Visual system. -- Brainstem I: surface anatomy and cranial nerves. -- Brainstem II: eye movements and pupillary control. -- Brainstem III: nuclei, pathways, and vascular supply. -- Cerebellum. -- Basal ganglia. -- Pituitary and hypothalamus. -- Limbic system: homeostasis, olfaction, memory, and emotion. -- Higher-order cerebral function. -- Epilogue: A simple working model of the mind.
Subject headings (LCSH): Case studies.; Neuroanatomy.; Neurologic examination--Case studies.