Neuroanatomy through Clinical Cases

Hal Blumenfeld is Professor in the Departments of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Neurosurgery at Yale University School of Medicine and Director of the Yale Clinical Neuroscience Imaging Center. He has taught neuroanatomy at Harvard, Yale, and Columbia Universities using the approach of Neuroanatomy through Clinical Cases, which the students greeted with highly favorable feedback. He has received the prestigious Francis Gilman Blake Award, as the most outstanding teacher of medical sciences at the Yale School of Medicine, and the Graduate Mentor Award as the best scientific mentor at Yale. His research accomplishments led him to receive both the Research Recognition Award in Clinical Science from the American Epilepsy Society and the Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

• 1. Introduction to Clinical Case Presentations2.Neuroanatomy Overview and Basic Definitions3.The Neurologic Exam as a Lesson in Neuroanatomy4.Introduction to Clinical Neuroradiology5.Brain and Environs: Cranium, Ventricles, and Meninges6.Corticospinal Tract and Other Motor Pathways7.Somatosensory Pathways8.Spinal Nerve Roots 9.Major Plexuses and Peripheral Nerves 10. Cerebral Hemispheres and Vascular Supply11. Visual System12. Brainstem I: Surface Anatomy and Cranial Nerves 13. Brainstem II: Eye Movements and Pupillary Control14. Brainstem III: Internal Structures and Vascular Supply15. Cerebellum16. Basal Ganglia17. Pituitary and Hypothalamus 18. Limbic System: Homeostasis, Olfaction, Memory and Emotion19. Higher-Order Cerebral FunctionEpilogue: A Simple Working Model of the Mind

Neuroanatomy through Clinical Cases continues to be an amazing book. It stands the test of time. I have learned from it as a medical student, neuroscience student, Neurology resident, and now as faculty. Thinking clinically about neuroanatomy helps crystallize challenging subject matter and provides a firm foundation for the clinicians of today and tomorrow.