Brainstem Function & Dysfunction

The book is dedicated to physiological, neuroimaging and clinical studies on brainstem function. It is divided in four sections: Anatomy and Imaging, Physiology, Pain, and Movement Disorders. The first section, describes the use of neurophysiological, neural network, and neuroimaging techniques to trace the corticobulbar motor system, the eye-movement control, the brainstem reflex circuits, and the brainstem nociceptive networks in animals and humans. The second section collects basic studies in animals and humans dealing with cranial nerve motoneuron functional properties and the brainstem role in limb movement. The third and fourth sections are dedicated to the brainstem dysfunctions involved in Parkinson's disease, dystonia, tremor, hemifacial spasm, trigeminal neuralgia, orofacial pains, and migraine.