Preface to the Eleventh Edition V
Acknowledgments VII
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Introduction and User’s Guide 1
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External Morphology of the Central Nervous System 9
The Spinal Cord: Gross Views and Vasculature 10
The Brain: Lobes, Principle Brodmann Areas, Sensory–Motor Somatotopy 13
The Brain: Gross Views, Vasculature, and MRI 16
The Cerebellum: Gross Views and MRI 36
The Insula: Gross View, Vasculature, and MRI 38
Vascular Variations of Clinical Relevance 40
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Cranial Nerves 45
Synopsis of Cranial Nerves 46
Cranial Nerves in MRI 48
Deficits of Eye Movements in the Horizontal Plane 55
Cranial Nerve Deficits in Representative Brainstem Lesions 56
Cranial Nerve Cross Reference 57
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Meninges, Cisterns, Ventricles, and Related
Hemorrhages 59
The Meninges and Meningeal and Brain Hemorrhages 60
Meningitis 62
Epidural and Subdural Hemorrhage 64
Cisterns and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 66
Meningioma 68
Ventricles and Hemorrhage into the Ventricles 70
The Choroid Plexus: Locations, Blood Supply, Tumors 74
Hemorrhage into the Brain: Intracerebral Hemorrhage 76

Internal Morphology of the Brain in Unstained Slices and
in MRI 77
Part I: Brain Slices in the Coronal Plane Correlated with MRI 77
Part II: Brain Slices in the Axial Plane Correlated with MRI 87
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Internal Morphology of the Spinal Cord and Brain:
Functional Components, MRI, Stained Sections 97
Functional Components of the Spinal Cord and Brainstem 98
The Spinal Cord with CT and MRI 100
Arterial Patterns within the Spinal Cord with Vascular Syndromes 110
The Degenerated Corticospinal Tract 112
The Medulla Oblongata with MRI and CT 114
Arterial Patterns within the Medulla Oblongata with Vascular Syndromes 126
The Cerebellar Nuclei 128
The Pons with MRI and CT 132
Arterial Patterns within the Pons with Vascular Syndromes 140
The Midbrain with MRI and CT 142
Arterial Patterns within the Midbrain with Vascular Syndromes 154
The Diencephalon and Basal Nuclei with MRI 156
Arterial Patterns within the Forebrain with Vascular Syndromes 176
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Internal Morphology of the Brain in Stained Sections:
Axial–Sagittal Correlations with MRI 179
Axial–Sagittal Correlations with MRI 180
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Tracts, Pathways, and Systems in Anatomical and Clinical
Orientation 191
Orientation 192
Sensory Pathways 194
Motor Pathways 212
Cranial Nerves 228
Spinal and Cranial Nerve Reflexes 236
Cerebellum and Basal Nuclei 244
Visual, Auditory, and Vestibular Systems 264
Internal Capsule and Thalamocortical Connections 288
Limbic System: Hippocampus and Amygdala 292
Hypothalamus and Pituitary 300

Clinical Syndromes of the CNS 309
Part I: Herniation Syndromes of the Brain and Spinal Discs 309
Part II: Representative Stroke Syndromes 321
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Anatomical–Clinical Correlations: Cerebral Angiogram,
MRA, and MRV 329
Cerebral Angiogram, MRA, and MRV 330
Overview of Vertebral and Carotid Arteries 341
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Q&As: A Sampling of Study and Review Questions, Many
in the USMLE Style, All with Explained Answers 343
Sources and Suggested Readings
See online Interactive Atlas
Index 355