This book is designed to enhance understanding of neuroanatomy and eliminate neurophobia which is not uncommon among medical and healthcare students. The intrinsic complex nature of the subject has been simplified using mnemonics and diagrams with crammable informations in bullets along with their clinical implications.

Key features:

• Covers clinically and academically important topics


• Schematic diagrams


• Visual mnemonics


• Useful for medical students, PG and USMLE aspirants

Chapters:

1. How to draw mid-brain cross-section?


2. How to draw pons cross-section?


3. How to draw medulla cross-section?


4. Spinal cord cross-section and tracts simplified


5. Vertebro-basilar arterial systems and syndromes


6. Circle of willis - mnemonics and drawing


7. Circle of willis and blood supply of forebrain


8. Dural reflections and venous sinuses


9. Microanatomy of cerebral cortex


10. Brodmann areas and lesions


11. Thalamic connections


12. Nuclei of hypothalamus


13. Internal capsule


14. Simplified basal ganglia


15. CSF circulation


16. Trigeminal nerve


17. Facial nerve


18. Auditory pathway and Vestibular pathway


19. 10 retinal layers


20. Visual pathway


21. Horizontal conjugate gaze pathway


22. Limbic system


23. Brown-sequard syndrome - Anatomical basis


24. Lateral medullary syndrome (Wallenberg syndrome) - Anatomical basis


25. Medial medullary syndrome (Djerine syndrome) - Anatomical basis


26. Brachial plexus


27. Lumbar plexus