Main description:

Clinical Anatomy of the Cranial Nerves combines anatomical knowledge, pathology, clinical examination, and explanation of clinical findings, drawing together material typically scattered throughout anatomical textbooks. All of the pertinent anatomical topics are conveniently organized to instruct on anatomy, but also on how to examine the functioning of this anatomy in the patient. Providing a clear and succinct presentation of the underlying anatomy, with directly related applications of the anatomy to clinical examination, the book also provides unique images of anatomical structures of plastinated cadaveric dissections. These images are the only ones that exist in this form, and have been professionally produced in the Laboratory of Human Anatomy, University of Glasgow under the auspices of the author. These specimens offer a novel way of visualizing the cranial nerves and related important anatomical structures.

Contents:

1. Introduction to the nervous system - Overview of the nervous system - Divisions of the nervous system 2. Olfactory nerve 3. Optic nerve 4. Oculomotor nerve 5. Trochlear nerve 6. Abducent nerve 7. Facial nerve 8. Vestibulocochlear nerve 9. Glossopharyngeal nerve 10. Vagus nerve 11. Spinal accessory nerve 12. Hypoglossal nerve 13. Summary table of cranial nerves