High-Yield Neuroanatomy 5e

PREFACE
Based on your feedback on previous editions of this text, the fifth edition has been reorganized and
updated significantly in order to provide an accurate and quick review of important clinical aspects of
neuroanatomy for the future physician. New features include the replacement of the “key concepts”
with more focused “objectives” for each chapter, driving the content, order, and level of detail. The
chapters have been reordered and recombined to group “like” topic more closely. A new Gross Structure
chapter has been incorporated to lay the foundation for understanding the sectional anatomy in
the Atlas chapter. The fourth edition’s Thalamus and Hypothalamus chapters are now integrated in the
fifth edition as a new Diencephalon chapter; the previous Spinal cord, Spinal cord tracts, and Spinal
cord lesions chapters are combined in a centralized Spinal Cord chapter; and the former Brainstem and
Brainstem lesions chapters are united in a new Brainstem chapter. Terminology updates have been
included to ensure consistency with Terminologica Anatomica.
We would appreciate receiving your comments and/or suggestions concerning High-Yield
Neuroanatomy Fifth Edition especially after you have taken the USMLE Step 1 examination. Your
suggestions will find their way into the sixth edition. You may contact us at djgould@oakland.edu or
jkbrue02@louisville.edu.
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