Table of Contents

1. Embryology 2. Cerebral Topography 3. Midbrain, hindbrain, spinal cord 4. Meninges 5. Blood supply of the brain 6. Neurons and neuroglia 7. Electrial events 8. Transmitters and receptors 9. Peripheral nerves 10. Innervation of muscles and joints 11. Innervation of skin 12. Electrodiagnostic examination 13. Autonomic nervous system 14. Nerve roots 15. Spinal cord: ascending pathways 16. Spinal cord: descending pathways 17. Brainstem 18. The lowest four cranial nerves 19. Vestibular nerve 20. Cochlear nerve 21. Trigeminal nerve 22. Facial nerve 23. Ocular motor nerves 24. Reticular formation 25. Cerebellum 26. Hypothalamus 27. Thalamus, epithalamus 28. Visual pathways 29. Cerebral cortex 30. Electroencephalography 31. Evoked potentials 32. Hemispheric asymmetries 33. Basal ganglia 34. Olfactory and limbic systems 35. Cerebrovascular disease Glossary