Clinical Neuroanatomy

Clinical Neuroanatomy offers an extensive review of higher cortical behavioral functions and their anatomical substrates. The book begins with a review of the basic internal and external morphology, major nerve and fiber tracts, behavioral correlates, and clinical syndromes associated with spinal cord, brain stem, and cerebellum designed to reacquaint readers with the functional anatomy of the subtentorial central nervous system. The main focus of the text is on the brain itself, meeting the needs of practitioners whose primary interest is in what might be termed "higher order cognitive-behavioral function." Borrowing from a Lurian tradition, the central chapters offer more detailed, integrated, and, at times, theoretical models of cortical systems and their internal organization. Additional chapters highlight vascular anatomy and associated pathology, as well as neurochemical systems and their potential clinical relevance. Nearly 300 illustrations help identify key structures andpathways, as well as providing clinical and pathological examples.

Attempts to bridge the gap between the study of neuroanatomy and behavioral neurology/neuropsychology Initially derived from a series of lectures given to and, hence conceived as, a review of functional neuroanatomy for students of clinical neuropsychology While most functional neuroanatomical texts provide what might generally be considered a more limited treatment of the brain itself, here cortical and subcortical systems are clearly the main focus of the book Provides readers not only with the clinical correlates of neuroanatomical structures and/or pathological changes, but with theoretical models for understanding how and why one might account for those behaviors Provides a general review of the cerebrovascular system and major neurochemical transmitters Includes a substantial Glossary to facilitate a quick review of potentially unfamiliar terms or concepts

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The collaboration of a clinical neuropsychologist and a behavioral neurologist, Clinical Neuroanatomy expands upon similar texts by offering an exceptionally extensive review of higher cortical behavioral functions and their anatomical substrates. While a major text for students and clinicians in neuropsychology, it is highly relevant for behavioral and traditional neurologists, neuropsychiatrists, and others who have an interest in exploring the mysteries of brain-behavior relationships.

This book begins with a traditional review of the basic internal and external morphology, major nerve and fiber tracts, behavioral correlates, and clinical syndromes associated with spinal cord, brain stem, and cerebellum designed to reacquaint students and practicing clinicians with the functional anatomy of the subtentorial central nervous system. However, as the text was specifically geared to meet the needs of those practitioners whose primary interest is in what might be termed "higher order cognitive-behavioral function," the main focus of the text is on the brain itself. Borrowing heavily from a Lurian tradition, the central chapters reflect an attempt to offer more detailed, integrated, and, at times, theoretical models of cortical systems and their internal organization. Additional chapters highlight vascular anatomy and associated pathology, as well as neurochemical systems and their potential clinical relevance. The authors' teaching style enlivens the material with clinical examples and welcomed touches of subtle humor.

-Nearly 300 illustrations help identify key structures and pathways, as well as providing clinical and pathological examples

-Text emphasizes the suspected roles of CNS structures in normal behavior and common consequences of lesions affecting these structures.

-Throughout the text, assessment techniques and guidelines are provided to aid in the examination of the various functional systems.

-Separate sections review the basics of bioelectric and neurochemical transmission at the neuronal and synaptic level.

-Tables, footnotes, and an extensive glossary aid the reader in retaining, understanding, and finding points of particular interest.

Inhalt
The Spinal Cord and Descending Tracts.- The Somatosensory Systems.- The Cerebellum.- The Brainstem.- The Cranial Nerves.- The Basal Ganglia.- The Thalamus.- The Limbic System/Hypothalamus.- The Cerebral Cortex.- The Cerebral Vascular System.- Neurochemical Transmission.