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By Rudolf Diepen. Part seven. Price not given. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1962, pp 525.

Malcolm B. Carpenter, MD, Reviewer

Arch Neurol. 1964;11(1):103.

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This volume on the hypothalamus is one of a series of 13 volumes of a well recognized series dealing in great detail with the microscopic anatomy of the human nervous system. Each of these volumes can be regarded as a complete and authoritative summation by a distinguished author. This volume is divided into two parts. The first and smaller part deals with the hypothalamus, its macroscopic anatomy, embryology, ontogenesis and comparative anatomy. This is followed by a section of over 150 pages describing in meticulous detail the cytoarchitectural organization of the hypothalamus and the cytology of the individual nuclei of the hypothalamus. Included is an exhaustive table of the synonyms which various authors have employed with respect to particular hypothalamic nuclei. This is followed by a comparison of the hypothalamic nuclei of lower vertebrates. The fiber connections of the hypothalamic nuclei are systematically described, profusely illustrated, and documented in elaborate . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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