The human hypothalamus : basic and clinical aspects /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Swaab, D. F. (Dick Frans)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2003-2004.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Handbook of clinical neurology ; v. 79.
Handbook of clinical neurology ; v. 80.
Subjects:
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