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2nd ed, by A. R. Crossman and D. Neary, 189 pp, 245 illus, Edinburgh, Scotland, Churchill Livingston, 2000.

Arch Neurol. 2002;59:485.

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The second edition of the neuroanatomy textbook by Crossman and Neary employs an integrated approach to the study of neuroanatomy. It is aimed at medical students in both the preclinical and clinical years and includes correlative material on neurophysiology, pathology, and clinical medicine. The introductory overview contains the essential aspects of neuroanatomy for those wishing a brief review, and proceeds to cover cellular, microscopic, gross, and surface anatomy in sequence. The text is profusely illustrated, in color. The drawings, photographs, and radiographs focus on the needs of the student who is just beginning to be amazed and discouraged by the intricacies of the nervous system.

Several features deserve special attention. Students should commit to memory the illustrations of the cutaneous distribution of the nerve roots and nerves of the limbs, knowledge that is immensely useful in all fields of clinical medicine. The drawings of the sensory and motor homunculi on . . . [Full Text of this Article]