Prepared by:
Hadia Imtiaz (G13)
Compiled by:
Talha Saleem (G12)
Recommended Books:
- Snell’s Clinical Neuroanatomy 8th Edition (Chapter numbers are mentioned according to this edition)
NEUROANATOMY
Chapter 1, 2, 3 :
- Skip these chap (not imp)
Chapter 4:
NS-A-003
- Spinal cord and spinal cord structure
- Table 4.1(VVV imp)
- Gray matter and structure
- Anterior gray column nerve cell groups
- Lateral grey column nerve cell groups
- White matter and structure
- Nerve fiber tract arrangement
- Fig 4.11 on Pg 141(VVV imp) showing ascending and defending tracks at mid cervical level
- Tables (4.2 + 4.3 + 4.4) VVV imp.
- For tracts most of it will be covered through tables but you can make flowcharts and leave rest
- Fig 4.6 just for understanding
- Only Do clinicals mentioned in your curriculum
Chapter 5:
NS-A-004 (In this chap the figs mentioned are VVV imp)
- Upper motor neuron lesion vs lower motor neuron lesion from google
- Table 5.2
- Fig 5.11+5.14 (VVV imp)
- Table 5.3
- Fig 5.19+5.20 (VVV imp) Prof questions
- Fig 5.24 + 5.25
- From clinicals
- Arnold-Chiari phenomenon,
- Lateral medullary syndrome,
- Medial medullary syndrome,
- Hemorrhage,
- Infarctions,
- Weber syndrome,
- Benedikt syndrome
- Blood supply of pons, medulla, mid brain from Google
NS-A-011
- Cranial cavity Pg 191 complete up to Pg 195
- Table 5.1
Chapter 6:
NS-A-005
- Location is posterior cranial fossa behind pons and 4th ventricle
- Structure (just names of layers)
- Intracerebellar nuclei name (in order) VVV imp
- Table 6.1
- Table 6.2
- From clinicals
- signs and symptoms of cerebellar disease complete
- Vermis syndrome
- Cerebellar hemisphere syndrome
Chapter 7:
NS-A-006 (a)
- General appearance, main sulci Cerebral hemisphere lobes, internal structure all this is for viva and OSPE.
- White matter detail seq
- Alzheimer disease (clinical Pg 269)
Chapter 8:
NS-A-006 (b)
- Cortical areas. Don’t need to study everything from there. Much of the portion will be covered in physio
- Pro tip: a single Table in BD CHAURASIA (head and neck brain portion) has covered whole of this chapter; you can do that Table if you want
- Fig 8.5
- Do All clinicals that are mentioned in your syllabus
Chapter 10: (Basal Ganglion)
NS-A-006 (c)
- Complete chapter except clinicals
Chapter 9: (Not that much imp)
- Give just Read to this chap
- Do Hippocampus formation as an Seq
Chapter 11:
NS-A-008
- 2,5,7,9,10 nerves are most imp
- Do rest for MCQs but must know nuclei and functional components of every nerve
Chapter 12:
NS-A-010 (a)
- Do the diagram of nuclei of thalamus
- Table 12.1
- Function
- Thalamic hand + thalamic pain clinical
Chapter 13:
NS-A-010 (b)
- Hypothalamus
- Hypothalamic nuclei complete
- Hypothalamus hypophyseal tract
- Table 13.1
- Hypophyseal portal system
- Table 13.2 + 13.3 + 13.4
- All clinicals
Chapter 15:
NS-A-012
- Brain meninges complete up to Pg 425
- Dural venous sinuses most imp .
- Give Read for MCQs to pia and arachnoid matter
NS-A-015
- Differences b/w sympathetic and parasympathetic system. Skip this (Pg 395) not imp at all
Chapter 16:
NS-A-013
- Complete chapter except clinicals.
Chapter 17:
NS-A-014
- All arteries and circle of Willis with diagram (VVV imp stage seq)
NS-A-016
- From Google