Accessible, visually stimulating guide to clinical neuroanatomy, striking the perfect balance between regional and functional content

Essential Clinical Neuroanatomy, 2nd Edition discusses the anatomy of the nervous system from the clinical perspective in easy-to-understand language, providing descriptions of the sensory, motor, and integration systems within the nervous system. Illustrations are included throughout in the clinical view using the axial radiologic standard of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.


To enable seamless reader comprehension, the text includes case studies, study questions, boxes of interest to highlight the clinically relevant neuroanatomy, learning objectives, an outline of each chapter's material to be covered, multiple choice questions, and further reading resources.


Essential Clinical Neuroanatomy, 2nd Edition contains information on:

Topics important to clinical medicine, but often neglected in other neuroanatomy texts, such as trauma, infection, and congenital considerations
Includes recent reviews and references with a focus on the cortical chapter and the imaging chapter where there is significant ongoing research
Two new chapters on the peripheral and autonomic nervous systems
Use of imaging studies used in clinical neuroanatomy, including how to evaluate these images
Neuroanatomy of the central nervous system, covering an overview of the nervous system, blood vessels, meninges, and ventricles, neurodevelopment, the spinal cord, brain stem, cerebellum and cortex
Sensory, motor, and integration systems, covering the visual system, auditory and vestibular system, olfaction and taste, central motor control, the limbic system and cortical integration
Essential Clinical Neuroanatomy, 2nd Edition is the perfect resource for medical and health science students taking a course on neuroanatomy and as an on-going companion during those first steps in clinical practice. The text is also useful for those reviewing neuroanatomy for major licensing or competency examinations (National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) United States Medical Licensure Exams (USMLE).

Thomas H. Champney, Ph.D. Professor, Educator Track, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Florida, USA.



Preface

Acknowledgments

About the companion website


PART 1: Neuroanatomy of the Central Nervous System

1 Overview of the nervous system

2 Blood vessels, meninges, and ventricles

3 Neurodevelopment

4 Peripheral nervous system

5 Autonomic nervous system

6 Spinal cord

7 Medulla oblongata

8 Pons

9 Midbrain

10 Diencephalon

11 Telencephalon

12 Cerebellum

13 Spinal tracts


PART 2: The Sensory, Motor and Integration Systems

14 Visual system

15 Auditory and vestibular system

16 Olfaction and taste

17 Central motor control

18 Limbic system

19 Cortical integration

20 Imaging essentials


Answers to study questions

Answers to figures

Glossary

Index