RT Book, Section
A1 Waxman, Stephen G.
SR Print(0)
ID 1171520399
T1 The Brain Stem and Cerebellum
T2 Clinical Neuroanatomy, 29e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260452358
LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1171520399
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  brain  stem  includes  the  medulla  and  pons,  located  ventral  to  the  cerebellum.  In  addition  to  housing  essential  ascending  and  descending  tracts,  the  brain  stem  contains  nuclei  that  are  essential  for  maintenance  of  life.  As  a  result  of  the  relatively  tight  packaging  of  numerous  ascending  and  descending  tracts,  as  well  as  nuclei,  within  the  brain  stem,  even  small  lesions  within  it  can  injure  multiple  tracts  and  nuclei  within  it  and  thus  can  produce  very  significant  neurologic  deficits.  It  is  therefore  important  for  all  clinicians  to  have  a  good  understanding  of  brain  stem  anatomy.