NEUROANATOMY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE: A Complete Visual and Case-Based Textbook of Structure, Pathways, and Diagnostic Reasoning for Medical and Health Sciences

You are staring at the same confusing brainstem diagram for the third time this week. The pathways blur together. The clinical correlations make no sense. You know you need neuroanatomy to pass your boards, to localize lesions in practice, and to become the clinician your patients deserve — but your current resources are either massive encyclopedias that bury you in detail or ultra-brief review booklets that leave you with fragments and no real understanding. You are caught between too much and too little, and the exam is approaching fast.The consequences are real. On the wards, a patient presents with sudden-onset vertigo, facial numbness, and difficulty swallowing. Your attending turns to you and asks: "Where is the lesion?" You freeze — because you memorized brainstem anatomy for the exam but never learned how to reason through it clinically. That silence at the bedside follows you into practice. Neuroanatomy is the one subject where gaps in knowledge translate directly into missed diagnoses, delayed treatment, and compromised patient safety. Every clinician knows this. Few textbooks actually solve it.Neuroanatomy in Clinical Practice by Elliot R. Cranfield, MD — 2026 Edition — was written to end this struggle permanently. This comprehensive, fully up-to-date, visually rich, and case-integrated textbook delivers the complete neuroanatomy curriculum built from the ground up for medical and health sciences students who need to master neuroanatomy and apply it at the bedside from day one.Here is what you will find inside:Complete, current coverage of every major neuroanatomical system — from cellular foundations and neural development through the spinal cord, brainstem, cranial nerves, sensory and motor pathways, cerebellum, basal ganglia, thalamus, cerebral cortex, visual, auditory, vestibular, and limbic systemsA structured diagnostic reasoning framework that teaches you how to localize any neurological lesion systematically — introduced early and fully synthesized through integrated clinical case presentationsMore than 100 clinical procedure and anatomy videos bringing three-dimensional anatomy and real clinical techniques to life beyond the printed pageDeep, up-to-date coverage of pain neuroanatomy, psychiatric neuroanatomy, and the neuroanatomical basis of depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and addiction — topics no competitor covers adequatelyCurrent clinical neuroimaging and emerging neurotechnologies including fMRI, diffusion tensor imaging, deep brain stimulation, brain-computer interfaces, and artificial intelligence in neuroimaging — reflecting the latest advances in the fieldReal-world clinical cases woven into every chapter — not isolated in boxes but embedded in the narrative to build diagnostic reasoning as you learnSeven rapid-reference appendices including cranial nerve tables, tract summaries, dermatome maps, vascular territory references, and a complete neuroanatomy glossaryWritten for medical students, nursing students, PA students, physical therapy and occupational therapy students, neurology residents, and clinical psychology trainees, this textbook bridges the gap between foundational neuroanatomy and clinical application with clarity, precision, and visual power.Stop memorizing. Start reasoning. Open to the first page today. Read more