... focus either on the anatomy and function ofthe ear, theauditory nervous system or on peripheral or central hearing disorders.This book covers both anatomyandphysiologyof the ear andthenervous ... disorders. The book provides the basis for a broad understanding oftheanatomy and function ofthe ear andtheauditorynervous system, and it discusses the cause and treatment of hearingdisorders. ... function of thenervoussystemand vice versa. Hyperactive dis-orders oftheauditorynervoussystemandthe role of expression of neural plasticity in causing auditory symptoms are also topics of the...
... entrance ofthe ear canal depends on the frequency ofthe sound and on the angle of incidence ofthe sound (direction to the sound source).6. The difference in time of arrival of a sound at the ... to the input of a system, the output must be the sum of the output ofthe two signals when applied independently.This is known as the superposition criteria of a linear system. The output of ... is independent of the frequency ofthe sound. The differences in the sound that reaches the two ears are processed and dis-criminated in thecentralnervoussystem (see p. 143). The basis for...
... of single neurons is prominent atall levels ofthe classical ascending auditory nervous system. Auditory nerve cells ofthe nuclei of the ascending auditorynervoussystemand those of the auditory ... projections from the somatosensory system [270]. It is, however, the ICX ofthe IC and the 86 Section II TheAuditoryNervous System FIGURE 5.9 Length ofthe main paths ofthe ascending auditory system ... between the clas-sical andthe non-classical auditory pathways. While the ICC is a part ofthe classical ascending auditory systemthe ICX andthe DC are parts ofthe non-classical auditory system. ...
... between the middle of that line and the vertex. The origin ofthe vectors is the latency ofthe first peak in the dipole andthe length is the relative strength ofthe dipoles. Note the short ... portion ofthe floor ofthe lateral recess is the (dorsal) surface ofthe dorsal cochlear nucleus and the rostral portion ofthe floor ofthe lateral recess is the dorsalsurface ofthe ventral ... function ofthe ear andthe auditory nervous system. In this chapter, I will discuss the near-field and far-field potentials from the auditory nervous system. The neural generators ofthe ABR...
... involving thecentralauditory nervous system [349]. Age related changes may occur in morecentrally located parts oftheauditorynervous system because the function ofthenervoussystem may ... changesin the middle ear andthe cochlea and functional and even morphological changes in thecentral auditory nervoussystem occur in such disorders. The changesin function oftheauditorynervoussystem ... Handbook ofauditory evoked responses. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1992.76. Harrison JM and Howe ME. Anatomyofthe descending auditory system in auditory system. In: Handbook of sensory physiology, ...
... extensively,little is known about the subsequent effect on the func-tion ofthecentralnervous system. Impairment of the 228 Section III Disorders oftheAuditorySystemand Their PathophysiologyBOX 9.9CARBOPLATIN ... description of his/her hearing loss is important for proper diagnosis of disorders oftheauditorynervous system. Detailedknowledge about theanatomyandthe function of the auditorynervoussystem ... accurate diagnosis ofcentralauditory disorders.6.1. Auditory NerveLesions to theauditory nerve are the most commoncause of disorders oftheauditorynervous system. Lesions to theauditory nerve...
... soundtreatment, and electrical stimulation ofthe ear and of the somatosensory system and, more recently, of the auditory cerebral cortex. Surgical treatments such as severance oftheauditory nerve and ... are some ofthe most diverse and complex disorders oftheauditorysystem and their causes are often obscure. Often it is not even pos-sible to identify the anatomical location ofthe physio-logical ... cells of the cochlear nucleus.278 Section III Disorders oftheAuditorySystemand Their PathophysiologyBOX 11.4 ANATOMY OFTHE COCHLEAR NUCLEUS The cochlear nucleus has three main divisions: the dorsal...
... illustrates redundancy in the chemokine system. Although some ofthe data on the role of CCR5 in the pathogenesis of MS and EAE appears to beconflicting, the weight of evidence identifies CCR5 ... purposes)macrophages and resident microglia to sites of CNS inflammation. Detailed knowledge of expression patterns is crucialfor the understanding of therapeutic modulation andthe validation of CCR1, CCR2 and ... immu-noneutralization of CCL3 [44], DNA vaccination [45], orgenomic deletion ofthe CCR1 gene [22], reduces clinicaldisease. Taken together, the results ofthe present study and from previous ones on the role of...
... presentation of primary angiitis ofthecentral nervous system. Ann Rheum Dis 2008, 67:1732-1735.doi:10.1186/1477-7819-9-97Cite this article as: You et al.: Isolated angiitis ofthecentral nervous system ... centralnervous system: serial MRI of brain and spinalcord. Neuroradiology 2001, 43:599-607.14. Moore PM: Diagnosis and management of isolated angiitis ofthe central nervous system. Neurology ... Vasculitis ofthenervous system. Curr Opin Neurol 2004,17:317-336.16. Calabrese LH, Furlan AJ, Gragg LA, Ropos TJ: Primary angiitis ofthe central nervous system: diagnostic criteria and clinical...
... in the literature, the choice of treat-ment of MCC brain metastases will depend, as in manyother types of brain metastases, on the number of metastases, systemic spread ofthe disease andthe ... conceived the idea ofthe study. All authors participated in datacollection. KAK wrote the manuscript. All authors read and contributed to the editing ofthe manuscript and gave their approval ofthe ... involvement.†In the present case, the given time interval represents the time between the first presentation andthe detection ofthe intraspinal metastases as the primarysite ofthe tumor; in this case, the...