Clinical Anatomy of the Cranial Nerves

An exciting, succinct, clinically relevant resource for the applied anatomy, pathology and clinical examination of the cranial nerves in a simple, readily accessible format

Paul Rea (Author)

9780128008980, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 2 May 2014

178 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.3 cm, 0.29 kg

Clinical Anatomy of the Cranial Nerves combines anatomical knowledge, pathology, clinical examination, and explanation of clinical findings, drawing together material typically scattered throughout anatomical textbooks. All of the pertinent anatomical topics are conveniently organized to instruct on anatomy, but also on how to examine the functioning of this anatomy in the patient. Providing a clear and succinct presentation of the underlying anatomy, with directly related applications of the anatomy to clinical examination, the book also provides unique images of anatomical structures of plastinated cadaveric dissections. These images are the only ones that exist in this form, and have been professionally produced in the Laboratory of Human Anatomy, University of Glasgow under the auspices of the author. These specimens offer a novel way of visualizing the cranial nerves and related important anatomical structures.

1. Introduction to the nervous system- Overview of the nervous system- Divisions of the nervous system2. Olfactory nerve3. Optic nerve4. Oculomotor nerve5. Trochlear nerve6. Abducent nerve7. Facial nerve8. Vestibulocochlear nerve9. Glossopharyngeal nerve10. Vagus nerve11. Spinal accessory nerve12. Hypoglossal nerve13. Summary table of cranial nerves

Subject Areas: Neurosciences [PSAN], Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN], Anatomy [MFC]