The Amygdaloid Nuclear Complex

This timely book allows clinicians of the nervous system, who are increasingly confronted with degenerative and psychiatric diseases, to familiarize themselves with the cerebral amygdala and the anatomical structures involved in these pathologies. Its striking photos of cerebral sections and dissections should help MRI specialists to more precisely study the detailed images provided by their constantly evolving equipment.

Timely book to describe in detail the anatomy of the human cerebral amygdala and its connections Helps clinicians of the nervous system to better understand pathologies involving the human cerebral amygdala Employs an easy-to-use iconography, based on color photos of dissections and sections of the human brain

Autorentext
Vincent Di Marino is Emeritus Professor of Anatomy, Honorary Director of the Laboratory of Anatomy (Faculty of medicine; Marseille, FRANCE) and former surgeon of the hospitals. He is also former director of the Renal Transplantation Center at Sainte-Marguerite Hospital in Marseille, former director of the Anatomy Laboratory at the Aix-Marseille University (Faculty of Medicine) in Marseille (France). Currently, his research topics are focused on the central nervous system and the pelvis. Yves Etienne is a former Assistant of Anatomy, former Doctor of the hospitals of sanitary region, forensic pathologist, consultant of the unit of forensic medicine (Timone Hospital. Marseille, France). Maurice Niddam is a forensic pathologist, consultant of the unit of forensic medicine (Timone Hospital. Marseille, France).

Inhalt
Preface.- Foreword.- History of the amygdala.- Formation of the amygdala.- Amygdala and Limbic system.- Functions of the amygdala.- Dissection of the amygdala.- Morphology of the amygdala.- Connections of the amygdala.- Projections from and toward amygdala.- The relationships of the amygdala.- The BST (bed nucleus of the stria terminalis).- The extended amygdala.- Vascularization of the amygdala.- Consequences of the ablation.- Conclusions and prospects.- Bibliography.- Index.