The somatopic sciatic nerve
Continuing on our sequence of stories from neuroanatomy … Clinicians know that persistent pain experienced around the ischial tuberosity and subgluteal space can sometimes be…
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Continuing on our sequence of stories from neuroanatomy … Clinicians know that persistent pain experienced around the ischial tuberosity and subgluteal space can sometimes be…
The spinal accessory nerve (cranial nerve XI) supplies sternocleidomastoid and the upper traps. Check out the image below from Mumenthaler and Schliack (1991). If injured,…
Ascending thoracic nerve roots Most of us have a textbook view of the nerve roots emerging from the spinal cord and running transversely in the…
This new series of blogs comprises 50 stories that emerge from neuroanatomy and its relationship to what we do in life. With the current focus…