The Cerebellum
Clinical Case Print Section Listen CLINICAL CASE | Friedreich Ataxia A 10-year-old boy first presented to his pediatrician with difficulty walking. He was an only child, of French-Canadian parents. His…
The Basal Ganglia
Clinical Case Print Section Listen CLINICAL CASE | Hemiballism A 65-year-old man with a history of hypertension suddenly developed involuntary, violent, ballistic movements of his right arm and leg. The…
Cranial Nerve Motor Nuclei and Brain Stem Motor Functions
Clinical Case Print Section Listen CLINICAL CASE | Hemiparesis and Lower Facial Droop A 69-year-old man, with a history of hypertension and cigarette smoking, suddenly developed difficulty walking as he…
Surface Topography of the Central Nervous System
Introduction Print Section Listen The surface topography atlas is a collection of drawings of the brain and rostral spinal cord. The various views are based on specimens and brain models….
The Vestibular System and Eye Movements
Clinical Case Print Section Listen CLINICAL CASE | One-and-One-Half Syndrome A 30-year-old woman suddenly developed double vision that became worse upon looking to the right. She also indicated that she…
Somatic Sensation: Trigeminal and Viscerosensory Systems
Clinical Case Print Section Listen CLINICAL CASE | Lateral Medullary Syndrome and Dissociated Somatic Sensory Loss A 69-year-old man suddenly developed vertigo and difficulty walking. He went to the emergency…
The Visual System
Clinical Case Print Section Listen CLINICAL CASE | Homonymous Hemianopsia A 70-year-old woman suddenly developed difficulty seeing on the left side. She was taken to the emergency room. She reported…
Organization of the Central Nervous System
Clinical Case Print Section Listen CLINICAL CASE | Alzheimer Disease A 79-year-old man has become forgetful, often misplacing items at home, and sometimes is confused when paying for his groceries….
Structural and Functional Organization of the Central Nervous System
Clinical Case Print Section Listen CLINICAL CASE | Horizontal Gaze Palsy With Progressive Scoliosis Horizontal gaze palsy with progressive scoliosis (HGPPS) is an extremely rare genetic syndrome. It is the…
Chemical Senses: Taste and Smell
Clinical Case Print Section Listen CLINICAL CASE | Central Tegmental Tract Lesion and Unilateral Taste Loss A 25-year-old woman suddenly complained of diplopia (double vision) and impaired sense of taste….
