An Overview of Brainstem and Cranial Nerve Anatomy

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FIGURE 11.1 The sulcus limitans divides the neural tube into the dorsal alar plate, which contains sensory neuroblasts, and the ventral basal plate, which contains motor neuroblasts. In the brainstem,…

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Overview of the Nervous System

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FIGURE 2.1 A. Gross brain. B. T-1 weighted MR image. Approximately matched midline sagittal sections. Sagittal T1-weighted MRI of the brain and upper cervical spinal cord. Labels: 1, septum pellucidum;…

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Pathologic Reflexes

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EHL, extensor hallucis longus. TABLE 40.2 Other Lower-Extremity Pathologic Reflexes TABLE 40.3 Other Upper-Extremity Pathologic Reflexes FCR, flexor carpi radials; MCP, metacarpophalangeal; PL, palmaris longus. The terms frontal release signs…

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Sensory Localization

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FIGURE 36.1 Some common patterns of sensory loss. A. Hemisensory loss due to a hemispheric lesion. B. Crossed sensory loss to pain and temperature due to a lateral medullary lesion….

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The Examination in Coma

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CHF, congestive heart failure; DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation; DKA, diabetic ketoacidosis; ETOH, ethanol; GI, gastrointestinal; GU, genitourinary; ICP, intracranial pressure; MI, myocardial infarction; RMSF, Rocky Mountain spotted fever; SAH, subarachnoid…

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Other Musculoskeletal Disorders

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FIGURE 48.1 Lippman’s test; moving the biceps tendon back and forth in the bicipital groove reproduces the pain in biceps tendonitis. (From Cipriano, JJ. Photographic Manual of Regional Orthopaedic and…

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The Spinal Accessory Nerve

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FIGURE 19.1 Relationship of the cranial and spinal portions of the accessory nerve to the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves. The major part of CN XI is the spinal portion (ramus…

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The Autonomic Nervous System

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FIGURE 45.1 General arrangement of the autonomic nervous system. The sympathetic components are shown in red, the parasympathetic component in blue. (From Snell R. Clinical Neuroanatomy. 7th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters…

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The Spinal Cord Level

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FIGURE 24.1 The relationship of the spinal cord segments and spinal nerves to the vertebral bodies and spinous processes. In newborns, the spinal cord may extend as far caudally as…

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