The human hypothalamus : basic and clinical aspects /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier,
2003-2004.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Handbook of clinical neurology ;
v. 79. Handbook of clinical neurology ; v. 80. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. Nuclei of the human hypothalamus
- Nucleus basalis of Meynert (NBM) and diagonal band of Broca (DBB)
- Islands of Calleja, insulae terminalis
- Suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and pineal gland
- Sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area (SDN-POA) = intermediate nucleus = interstitial nucleus of the anterior hypothalamus (INAH-1) = preoptic nucleus
- Other sexual dimorphisms
- Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BST) and the septum
- Supraoptic and paraventricular nucleus (SON, PVN)
- Ventromedial nucleus (VMN; nucleus of Cajal)
- Dorsomedial nucleus (DMN)
- Infundibular nucleus (arcuate nucleus), subventricular nucleus and median eminence
- Lateral tuberal nucleus (NTL)
- Tuberomammillary complex
- Lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) and intermediate hypothalamic
- Subthalamic nucleus and zona incerta
- Corpora mamillaria
- Part II. Neuropathology of the human hypothalamus and adjacent structures
- Vascular supply and vascular disorders
- Disorders of development and growth
- Tumors
- Hypothalamic infections
- Neuroimmunological disorders
- Drinking disorders
- Eating disorders
- Reproduction, olfaction and sexual behavior
- Hypothalamic lesions following trauma and iatrogenic disorders
- Hypothalamic involvement in psychiatric disorders
- Schizophrenia and autism
- Periodic disorders
- Neurodegenerative disorders
- Autonomic disorders
- Pain and addiction
- Miscellaneous hypothalamic syndromes
- Brain death and "dead" neurons