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….
Vasculature of the Central Nervous System and the Cerebrospinal Fluid
Clinical Case Print Section Listen CLINICAL CASE | Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion, Right Side Paralysis, and Global Aphasia A 57-year-old male was brought to the emergency room after being discovered…
Somatic Sensation: Spinal Mechanosensory Systems
Clinical Case Print Section Listen CLINICAL CASE | Neurosyphilis and Loss of Vibration Sense and Limb Proprioception A 36-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for unsteadiness of gait and…
The Auditory System
Clinical Case Print Section Listen CLINICAL CASE | Acoustic Neuroma A 40-year-old woman notes that she has been having difficulty understanding what people are saying when they stand on her…
