| | Introduction | | 1 |
| | Methods | | 2 |
Sect. I | | Surface anatomy of the brain stem, cerebellum, and fourth ventricle | | 5 |
A | | General remarks | | 5 |
B | | Brain stem surface | | 9 |
C | | Cerebellar surface | | 16 |
D | | Relationship between brain stem and cerebellum; emergence of cranial nerve roots | | 30 |
E | | The fourth ventricle | | 34 |
F | | Lengths and angular relationships | | 45 |
Sect. II | | Internal architecture of the brain stem with key axial sections | | 53 |
Sect. III | | Major functions of the brain stem | | 95 |
Sect. IV | | Structure and functions of the cerebellum | | 117 |
A | | Structure of the cerebellum | | 117 |
B | | Functions of the cerebellum | | 136 |
Sect. V | | Structural organization of the mesenchephalic-diencephalic junction | | 149 |
Sect. VI | | Vascularization of the cerebellum and the brain stem | | 159 |
A | | Superficial vascularization | | 159 |
B | | Deep vascularization with MRI correlation | | 199 |
Sect. VII | | Intrinsic vascular territories of the brain stem with infarct correlation | | 219 |
Sect. VIII | | Magnetic Resonance Microscopy at 9.4 Tesla. Formalin-fixed human cadaver specimens | | 247 |
A | | Medulla | | 252 |
B | | Pontomedullary junction | | 286 |
C | | Pontomesencephalic junction | | 319 |
D | | Mesencephalic-Diencephalic junction | | 353 |
E | | Hypothalamus-Epithalamus | | 377 |
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