Neuroanatomy Books?

[wivet2011]

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Does anyone have a good neuroanatomy book that they want to recommend? All the vet neuro books I've come across seem to focus more on diagnosing neurological problems, and less on the normal brain. Would a human based neuro book work... I have Neuroanatomy: text and atlas by J.H. Martin, but it's all human.

 

[StealthDog]

We didn't use a text, but our professors made a great website with tons of images for us to use:

http://vanat.cvm.umn.edu/WebSitesNeuro.html

Maybe you'll find it helpful?

 

[wivet2011]

Gotta love Minnesota's websites!! They've come up in more than one course.

 

[alliecat44]

The neurologist I worked with recommends King's neurology book (Physiological and Clinical Anatomy of the Domestic Mammals: Volume 1: Central Nervous System ) for class. Another choice would be Delahunta's book (Veterinary Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology--2008 edition is coming out soon).

For clinics/cases, try Curtis Dewey's book or the "Neurology Made Easy" book (spiral, laminated, user-friendly and pretty thorough--great quick reference for general practitioners). Like me, though, you're probably not there yet. 🙂

Hope that helps!

 

[wivet2011]

Thanks, I'll have to check those out. Unfortunately, DeLahunta's new edition is coming out just in time for our final 👎, and I'm having a hard time finding an old copy from a reliable seller.

 

[laurafinn]

Another vote for the King book. It's concise enough that you can photocopy any relevant passages, which is good, because unfortunately, the book is out-of-print.

 

[aggiegolf]

DeLahunta is difficult to understand. My class is using Essential Neuroscience by Siegel. It's human-based but it's basically the same. It's the only neuro book that I actually enjoy reading. I use the University of Minnesota website also.

 

[alliecat44]

Sorry to hear it, wivet...FYI, in the States, the King book is perhaps only on delayed order (?)...our school's copies are due to come in within the next two weeks, so you might be able to get it. Another recommended text is Bagley's Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Neurology--but I'm not sure exactly how heavily clinically-focused it is (optional for our class, so I haven't looked at it).

Good luck!!!

 

[alliecat44]

Just talked to my neuro professor. He said that King is always said to be "out of print" or whatever--they go through this every year and "why they don't just print 5,000 and keep them in a warehouse, I don't know"--but if you contact the publisher (Wiley-Blackwell), you should be able to get it. 🙂 Hope that helps!!

 

[wivet2011]

Yay! One of the Drs I work with back home had a copy of King that she's letting me borrow. Thanks for the help everyone!

 

[Monkey85]

Our neuro professor recommended "The Central Nervous System" by Brodal. Its supposed to be good for more neuroanatomy than clinical stuff. I got a copy but haven't looked through it too much (you know with all our free time). The one thing is, it is a human anatomy book. Our professor said everything is pretty much the same except we have a bend in our brain that 4 legged animals don't have.

 

[Bill59]

Human neuroanatomy books are OK for the basics -- microscopic anatomy of neurons, glia, etc. -- but there are enough important differences between human and domestic animal neuroanatomy that for understanding clinical functional neuroanatomy you need a veterinary text.