The Trigeminal System in Man / Edition 1

by Kamen G. Usunoff, Enrico Marani, Jaap H.R. Schoen

Overview

This monograph offers a comprehensive review of present knowledge of the structure and connections of the trigeminal nuclei in humans, and compares it to laboratory animal findings. The authors provide cytoarchitectural data from their own research, and trace trigeminal pathways in human material by means of the Nauta technique. In humans the trigeminal nuclear complex includes the motor nucleus, the principal sensory (pontine) nucleus, the spinal nucleus (subdivided into oral, interpolar and caudal nuclei), and the mesencephalic nucleus and several small nuclei. The supratrigeminal nucleus, as described in various mammals, is not defined in the human brain. The primary afferents to all subdivisions of the trigeminal nuclear complex in humans appear to be entirely ipsilateral. Some of the 'extratrigeminal' primary afferents described in experimental animals are also present in the human brain and the nucleus ovalis receives primary and possibly secondary afferents from the trigeminal systems. A significant difference between the human trigeminal system and the subprimate species is seen in the monosynaptic cortical projection to the motor trigeminal nucleus.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540627869
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	10/30/2000
Series:	Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology , #136
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Pages:	126
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Usunoff, Kamen G. (Univ of Leiden); Marani, Enrico (Univ of Leiden); Schoen, Jaap H.R.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Material and Methods.- 3 Results.- 3.1 Normal Cyoarchitecture and Myeloarchitecture of the Trigeminal Nuclear Complex.- 3.2 Neuropathologic Cases.- 4 Discussion.- 4.1 Normal Structure of the Trigeminal Nuclei.- 4.2 Discussion of the Trigeminal Pathways.- 5 Summary.- 5.1 Normal Structure of the Trigeminal Nuclei.- 5.2 Trigeminal Pathways.- Acknowledgements.- References.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Konstantin V. Slavin, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Description: This book contains descriptions of unique histologic preparations of normal and pathological specimens of the human trigeminal system, collected by authors over many years. It also summarizes modern information on the structure of the trigeminal system, its divisions and cytoarchitecture, and compares it with other animal species.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a comprehensive review of the current knowledge of the structure and connections of the trigeminal nuclei in humans and compare it to similar structures in animals. This information is important in both laboratory and clinical settings, especially since exact details of trigeminal anatomy and physiology are still unknown.
Audience: The book is written for specialists in basic neuroscience, primarily neuroanatomists and neurophysiologists. However, researchers and clinicians in neuropathology, neurology, and neurosurgery who are interested in the trigeminal system and its disorders will find the information in this book useful. The basis for this monograph is the material collected by Dr. Schoen, a neurologist and neuroanatomist from Leiden University who died in 1981. Two other authors restored his material, organized it systematically, and provided an excellent discussion of current data in the field of trigeminal neuroanatomy.
Features: The book contains multiple black-and-white illustrations, including microphotographic images of histologic slides prepared by Haggqvist, Kluver-Barrera, Nissl, and Nauta, techniques from normal and pathological specimens, and high-quality drawings of the anatomic preparations. The book also contains a list of almost 700 pertinent references related to the subject of trigeminal neuroanatomy. The structure of this book resembles a journal article, which is not surprising since all the volumes in this series are either critical articles or invited reviews.
Assessment: This volume presents an excellent overview of the current knowledge of various aspects of the trigeminal system in the human brain, its nuclei and tracts, patterns of normal and pathological anatomy, comparison with analogous structures in animals, and also provides new information on anatomical details of motor and sensory trigeminal pathways. This book may be recommended to all biological and neuroscience libraries as well as to neurobiologists and clinicians interested in the trigeminal nerve, its central representation, and pathological conditions.

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4 Stars! from Doody

This book contains descriptions of unique histologic preparations of normal and pathological specimens of the human trigeminal system, collected by authors over many years. It also summarizes modern information on the structure of the trigeminal system, its divisions and cytoarchitecture, and compares it with other animal species. The purpose is to provide a comprehensive review of the current knowledge of the structure and connections of the trigeminal nuclei in humans and compare it to similar structures in animals. This information is important in both laboratory and clinical settings, especially since exact details of trigeminal anatomy and physiology are still unknown. The book is written for specialists in basic neuroscience, primarily neuroanatomists and neurophysiologists. However, researchers and clinicians in neuropathology, neurology, and neurosurgery who are interested in the trigeminal system and its disorders will find the information in this book useful. The basis for this monograph is the material collected by Dr. Schoen, a neurologist and neuroanatomist from Leiden University who died in 1981. Two other authors restored his material, organized it systematically, and provided an excellent discussion of current data in the field of trigeminal neuroanatomy. The book contains multiple black-and-white illustrations, including microphotographic images of histologic slides prepared by Haggqvist, Kluver-Barrera, Nissl, and Nauta, techniques from normal and pathological specimens, and high-quality drawings of the anatomic preparations. The book also contains a list of almost 700 pertinent references related to the subject of trigeminal neuroanatomy. The structure of thisbook resembles a journal article, which is not surprising since all the volumes in this series are either critical articles or invited reviews. This volume presents an excellent overview of the current knowledge of various aspects of the trigeminal system in the human brain, its nuclei and tracts, patterns of normal and pathological anatomy, comparison with analogous structures in animals, and also provides new information on anatomical details of motor and sensory trigeminal pathways. This book may be recommended to all biological and neuroscience libraries as well as to neurobiologists and clinicians interested in the trigeminal nerve, its central representation, and pathological conditions.

Konstantin V. Slavin