- Mayo Foundation Disclaimer
- Preface to the Sixth Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- 1 Integrated Neuroscience for the Clinician
- 2 Neuroembryology and Development of the Nervous System
- 3 Anatomical Localization
- 4 Neurocytology and Pathologic Reactions of the Nervous System
- 5 Neurophysiology
- 6 Neurochemistry
- 7 Sensory System
- 8 Motor System
- 9 Autonomic Nervous System<sup>a</sup>
- 10 Emotion System
- 11 Consciousness System
- 12 Ventricular and Cerebrospinal Fluid System
- 13 Vascular System
- 14 Peripheral Level
- 15 Spinal Level
- 16 Posterior Fossa Level: Brainstem and Cranial Nerve Nuclei
- 17 Posterior Fossa Level
- 18 Diencephalon
- 19 Supratentorial Level
- 20 Clinical Problems
- Appendix: Commonly Used Medications Organized by Neurologic Disease Category
- Index
(p. 435) Vascular System
- Chapter:
- (p. 435) Vascular System
- Author(s):
Eduardo E. Benarroch
, Jeremy K. Cutsforth-Gregory
, and Kelly D. Flemming
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780190209407.003.0013
The blood vessels to an organ provide it with a relatively constant supply of oxygen and other nutrients and a means for removal of metabolic waste. Failure to meet these vital requirements results in disease in that organ. Because of the unique structure and organization of the nervous system, localized abnormalities in its blood supply may produce devastating alterations in neural function. This chapter describes the normal anatomy and physiology of the vascular supply to neural tissue and the clinical manifestations of pathologic processes affecting this system.
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- Mayo Foundation Disclaimer
- Preface to the Sixth Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- 1 Integrated Neuroscience for the Clinician
- 2 Neuroembryology and Development of the Nervous System
- 3 Anatomical Localization
- 4 Neurocytology and Pathologic Reactions of the Nervous System
- 5 Neurophysiology
- 6 Neurochemistry
- 7 Sensory System
- 8 Motor System
- 9 Autonomic Nervous System<sup>a</sup>
- 10 Emotion System
- 11 Consciousness System
- 12 Ventricular and Cerebrospinal Fluid System
- 13 Vascular System
- 14 Peripheral Level
- 15 Spinal Level
- 16 Posterior Fossa Level: Brainstem and Cranial Nerve Nuclei
- 17 Posterior Fossa Level
- 18 Diencephalon
- 19 Supratentorial Level
- 20 Clinical Problems
- Appendix: Commonly Used Medications Organized by Neurologic Disease Category
- Index
