Neuroanatomy Notes

This book is designed to enhance understanding of neuroanatomy and eliminate neurophobia which is not uncommon among medical and healthcare students. The intrinsic complex nature of the subject has been simplified using mnemonics and diagrams with crammable informations in bullets along with their clinical implications. Key features: Covers clinically and academically important topics Schematic diagrams Visual mnemonics Useful for medical students, PG and USMLE aspirants Chapters: How to draw mid-brain cross-section? How to draw pons cross-section? How to draw medulla cross-section? Spinal cord cross-section and tracts simplified Vertebro-basilar arterial systems and syndromes Circle of willis - mnemonics and drawing Circle of willis and blood supply of forebrain Dural reflections and venous sinuses Microanatomy of cerebral cortex Brodmann areas and lesions Thalamic connections Nuclei of hypothalamus Internal capsule Simplified basal ganglia CSF circulation Trigeminal nerve Facial nerve Auditory pathway and Vestibular pathway 10 retinal layers Visual pathway Horizontal conjugate gaze pathway Limbic system Brown-sequard syndrome - Anatomical basis Lateral medullary syndrome (Wallenberg syndrome) - Anatomical basis Medial medullary syndrome (Djerine syndrome) - Anatomical basis Brachial plexus Lumbar plexus