Chapter 13
Neurosurgery
- 01Grey and white matter, falx and tentorium
- 02Brain regions and cerebral connections
- 03Meninges, CSF and hydrocephalus
- 04Cranial nerves: modality and brain regions
- 05Cranial nerve exits and the alar-foramen correction
- 06Trigeminal and facial nerve functions
- 07Horner syndrome, strabismus, nystagmus and PLR
- 08Spinal reflex segments and reliability
- 09Cutaneous nerve territories and sciatic injury
- 10Postural reactions: pathways and interpretation
- 11Imaging - spatial resolution and MRI versus CT
- 12CT Hounsfield units and MRI signal cues
- 13The blood–brain barrier and antibiotic entry
- 14Cerebral blood flow, CPP and Cushing’s reflex
- 15Cerebral oxygen requirement
- 16Type I and II IVDD - mechanisms and historical limits
- 17Cervical spondylomyelopathy - osseous and disc-associated patterns
- 18Primary and secondary CNS injury
- 19Secondary CNS injury: cellular mechanisms
- 20Why action potentials normally travel forwards
- 21Gate-control theory