CNS Infection
Case Print Section Listen An otherwise healthy 29-year-old man is brought in to the emergency department (ED) because of 2 days of headache, flu-like symptoms, fever, and change in sensorium….
Neurotrauma
Case Print Section Listen Traumatic brain injury. A 42-year-old man presents to your intensive care unit (ICU) with acute brain trauma. He reportedly fell from a ladder at home while…
Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity
Case Print Section Listen The patient is a 19-year-old man who was in a motor vehicle collision and was brought to the emergency department for management of traumatic brain injury….
Neuromuscular Diseases
Case Print Section Listen A 26-year-old woman with no past medical history presents to the emergency department with several days of fatigue, difficulty climbing stairs, and double vision. She has…
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Case Print Section Listen A 58-year-old African American man with a history of hypertension, mechanical mitral valve replacement, alcohol abuse, and atrial fibrillation (AF) suddenly developed nausea, vomiting, and left…
Answers to Clinical Cases
Chapter 1 Print Section Listen 1. Ventricular enlargement is a consequence of loss of neural tissue. Because the volume of the skull is fixed, as brain tissues decrease in volume…
Myelin-Stained Sections Through the Central Nervous System
Introduction Print Section Listen The atlas of myelin-stained sections through the central nervous system is in three planes: transverse, horizontal, and sagittal. (See Figure 1–17 for schematic views of these…
The Limbic System and Cerebral Circuits for Reward, Emotions, and Memory
Clinical Case Print Section Listen CLINICAL CASE | Anterior Temporal Lobe Degeneration A 67-year-old woman was dining with her family when she was not able to recognize a food she…
The Hypothalamus and Regulation of Bodily Functions
Clinical Case Print Section Listen CLINICAL CASE | Lateral Medullary Syndrome and Horner Syndrome A 69-year-old hypertensive man suddenly developed vertigo and left facial numbness. He is unable to stand…
Descending Motor Pathways and the Motor Function of the Spinal Cord
Clinical Case Print Section Listen CLINICAL CASE | Spinal Cord Hemisection A 21-year-old man suffered a gunshot injury. He was walking home from work with friends when he was hit…
