Mastery Series

Brain

Neuro

Stephen J Pomeranz

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Neuroradiology

Introduction to Gross Anatomy of the Brain

Frontal Lobar Anatomy

Sylvian Fissure

Middle Frontal Gyrus

Inferior Parietal Lobule

Central Sulcus of Rolando

Intraparietal Sulcus

Localizing the Intraparietal Lobule Part 2

Localizing the Intraparietal Lobule Part 3

Pars Marginalis

Parieto-occipital Sulcus

Pars Marginalis on Axial Imaging

Midline Sagittal Commissures

Basic Brainstem Anatomy

Midline Cerebellum (Vermis)

Midline Cisterns and Spaces

Midline Sagittal Blood Supplies

Midline Skeletal Anatomy

Miscellaneous Midline Structures

Lesson

The Olfactory Nerve – Cranial Nerve I

The Olfactory Bulb

The Olfactory Tracts

The Optic Nerve – Cranial Nerve II

The Globe and Optic Pathway

Chiasm & Retrochiasmatic Pathway

Destinations of Optic Nerve Signals

The Oculomotor Nerve – Cranial Nerve III

Oculomotor Nerve: Course, Adjacent Structures & Destination

Oculomotor Nerve: Nuclei and Intramedullary Course

Third Nerve Syndromes

The Trochlear Nerve - Cranial Nerve IV

Trochlear Nerve: Course and Pathologies

The Trigeminal Nerve – Cranial Nerve V

Trigeminal Nerve Synapses in the Brainstem

Nuclear Anatomy and Position of the Trigeminal System

Parasympathetic Ganglia Anatomy of the Head and Neck

MRI anatomy of the Submandibular Ganglion

MRI Anatomy of the Pterygopalatine Ganglion

Trigeminal Nerve - V1 Division

Trigeminal Nerve - V2 Division

Trigeminal Nerve - V3 Division

The Abducens Nerve – Cranial Nerve VI

Cranial Nerves 1-6: Review

Abducens Nerve Nucleus and Nerve

Identifying the Cisternal Abducens Nerve

The Facial Nerve: Nucleus and Intramedullary Course

The Facial Nerve – Cranial Nerve VII

Facial Nerve: Medullary, Cisternal, and Canalicular Segments

Seventh Nerve Segments on MRI

Facial Nerve: Motor, Sensory, and Parasympathetic Branches

Proximal Branches of the Facial Nerve

Distal Branches of the Facial Nerve

The Posterior Auricular Nerve

The Greater Petrosal Nerve

The Vestibulocochlear Nerve – Cranial Nerve VIII

Cranial Nerves 7 & 8: Cisternal Course at the CPA

Vestibulocochlear Nerve: Cochlea and Internal Auditory Canal

Glossopharyngeal Nerve – Cranial Nerve IX

Glossopharyngeal Nerve Course

Exit of the Glossopharyngeal Nerve

Nuclei of the Glossopharyngeal Nerve

Glossopharyngeal Nerve Summary

The Vagus Nerve – Cranial Nerve X

Nuclei of the Vagus Nerve

The Innervations of the Vagus Nerve

Function of Vagal Nuclei

Accessory Nerve – Cranial Nerve XI

Accessory Nerve Summary

The Hypoglossal Nerve – Cranial Nerve XII

The Descent of the Hypoglossal Nerve

The Real Origin of the Hypoglossal Nerve

Course Evaluation

Post-Course Activities

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