Cranial nerves are involved in head and neck function, and processes such as eating, speech and facial expression. This clinically oriented survey of cranial nerve anatomy and function was written for students of medicine, dentistry and speech therapy, but will also be useful for postgraduate physicians and GPs, and specialists in head and neck healthcare (surgeons, dentists, speech therapists etc.). After an introductory section surveying cranial nerve organisation and tricky basics such as ganglia, nuclei and brain stem pathways, the nerves are considered in functional groups: (1) for chewing and facial sensation; (2) for pharynx and larynx, swallowing and phonation; (3) autonomic components, taste and smell; (4) vision and eye movements; and (5) hearing and balance. In each chapter, the main anatomical features of each nerve are followed by clinical aspects and details of clinical testing. Simple line diagrams accompany the text. Detailed anatomy is not given. pt. I pt. I -- 1 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- pt. III pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- pt. III -- 13 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- pt. III -- 13 -- 14 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- pt. III -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- pt. III -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- pt. III -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- pt. IV pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- pt. III -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- pt. IV -- 17 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- pt. III -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- pt. IV -- 17 -- 18 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- pt. III -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- pt. IV -- 17 -- 18 -- 19 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- pt. III -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- pt. IV -- 17 -- 18 -- 19 -- pt. V pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- pt. III -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- pt. IV -- 17 -- 18 -- 19 -- pt. V -- 20 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- pt. III -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- pt. IV -- 17 -- 18 -- 19 -- pt. V -- 20 -- 21 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- pt. III -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- pt. IV -- 17 -- 18 -- 19 -- pt. V -- 20 -- 21 -- 22 pt. I -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- pt. II-V -- 5 -- pt. II -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- pt. III -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- pt. IV -- 17 -- 18 -- 19 -- pt. V -- 20 -- 21 -- 22 -- 23 pt. I-- 1-- 2-- 3-- 4-- pt. II-V-- 5-- pt. II-- 6-- 7-- 8-- 9-- 10-- 11-- 12-- pt. III-- 13-- 14-- 15-- 16-- pt. IV-- 17-- 18-- 19-- pt. V-- 20-- 21-- 22-- 23
This simply illustrated survey of cranial nerve anatomy and function gives the main anatomical and clinical features of each nerve.
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Reviewer:Tina L. Thompson, PhD(Mercer University School of Medicine)
Description:This concise overview of the cranial nerves is well organized with both anatomic and functional sections.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide a clinically oriented overview of cranial nerve anatomy and function. This book is directed at medical and dental students but is also appropriate for practicing clinicians. The cranial nerve exam is one of the most important components of a physical exam. In order to effectively interpret the result of such an exam, clinicians must be cognizant of the contents of this book. Overall, this book effectively presents the clinically important aspects of the cranial nerves.
Audience:This book is targeted to health professional students. While I agree that students in medicine and dentistry would find this book very useful, it certainly would not stand alone. It functions best as a brief, clinically oriented review book. I can easily see this book used by practicing physicians who are a little rusty on the cranial nerve exam. The author is a well trained anatomist and presents the material accurately although briefly.
Features:While the book contains some crude line drawings, it is not intended to be an anatomic text. The organization of the book is very nice. There is a brief overview of motor and sensory nerves followed by more detailed information on individual nerves. The separation of the chapters into functional groupings (for example CNs V, VII, and XII are covered together because they are all involved in chewing) is particularly appealing. Its strength is its brevity and clinical relevance.
Assessment:This would be a nice companion to any traditional neuroanatomy book. It provides a concise but accurate review of the cranial nerves, a neuroanatomic area which evokes fear in most students. There are numerous textbooks available on the cranial nerves, but few offer the simplicity and clinical relevance of this book. Cranial Nerves in Health and Disease, 2nd edition, by Wilson-Pauwels, et al. (B.C. Decker, 2002) comes closest, but that book does not go into the clinical detail that this one does. The new Netter's Neurology by Jones (Elsevier, 2005) does include a very nice cranial nerve section, but most of the book is dedicated to other neuroanatomic systems.
Content: pt. I Organization of cranial nerves -- 1 General considerations -- 2 Cranial nerve motor fibres and nuclei -- 3 Cranial nerve motor pathways: upper and lower motor neurons -- 4 Cranial nerve sensory fibres, brain stem sensory nuclei and tracts -- pt. II-V Individual cranial nerves and functional considerations -- 5 Survey of cranial nerves and introduction to Parts II-V -- pt. II Trigeminal, facial and hypoglossal nerves -- 6 Cutaneous sensation and chewing -- 7 The trigeminal nerve (V)-- 8 The ophthalmic nerve (Va) -- 9 The maxillary nerve (Vb) -- 10 The mandibular nerve (Vc) -- 11 The facial nerve (VII) -- 12 The hypoglossal nerve (XII) -- pt. III Glossopharyngeal, vagus and accessory nerves -- 13 Swallowing and speaking, bulbar palsy, pseudobulbar palsy, Broca's palsy -- 14 The glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) -- 15 The vagus nerve (X) -- 16 The accessory nerve (XI) -- pt. IV Autonomic components of cranial nerves, taste and smell -- 17 Parasympathetic components and taste sensation -- 18 Smell: the olfactory nerve (I) -- 19 The sympathetic nervous system in the head -- pt. V Vision, eye movements, hearing and balance: optic, oculomotor, trochlear (IV) and abducens (VI) nerves -- 20 The optic nerve (II) -- 21 The oculomotor (III), trochlear (IV) and abducens (VI) nerves -- 22 Visual reflexes: the control of eye movements; clinical testing of II, III, IV and VI -- 23 The vestibulocochlear (VIII) and auditory and vestibular pathways. Abstract: This simply illustrated survey of cranial nerve anatomy and function gives the main anatomical and clinical features of each nerve. Read more... Cranial nerves are involved in head and neck function, and processes such as eating, speech and facial expression. This clinically oriented survey of cranial nerve anatomy and function, for students of medicine, dentistry and speech therapy, will also be useful for postgraduate physicians and GPs, and specialists in head and neck healthcare. After an introductory section surveying cranial nerve organization and tricky basics such as ganglia, nuclei and brain stem pathways, the nerves are considered in functional groups. In each chapter, the main anatomical features of each nerve are followed by clinical aspects and details of clinical testing. Simple line diagrams accompany the text. "Cranial nerves are involved in head and neck function, and in processes such as eating, speech and facial expression. This clinically orientated survey of cranial nerve anatomy and function was written for students of medicine, dentistry and speech therapy, but will also be useful for postgraduate physicians and GPs, and to specialists in head and neck health care (surgeons, dentists, speech therapists, etc.). In each chapter, the main anatomical features of each nerve and followed by clinical aspects and details of clinical testing. Simple line diagrams accompany the text. Detailed anatomy is not given."--Jacket
