Main description:

This book is a concise but detailed treatise on the laryngeal nervous system. It is ideal for researchers starting work in this field in that it provides a quick update on present-day basic neurolaryngology. A brief introduction to the methodology that made recent progress possible is followed by a review of classical basic neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. Additionally, the book provides some of the most recent findings in neurolaryngology. The many illustrative figures and microscopic photographs help readers to achieve a clearer understanding of the text and ample references provide links to further reading in specific areas of the field. The book contains much general material that will be instructive even for researchers not specializing in basic neurolaryngology and will provide an essential grounding for clinicians in laryngology.

Contents:

PartI. Receptors and nerve endings.- 1. Sensory receptors and nerve endings.- 2. Muscle spindles and Intramuscular ganglia.- 3. Motor Nerve Endings.- 4. Autonomic Nervous System.- Part II. Anatomy of nerves.- 5. Recurrent laryngeal nerve.- 6. Superior laryngeal nerve.- PartIII. Ganglions.- 7. Intralaryngeal ganglion.- 8. Superior cervical ganglion.- 9. Nodose ganglion.- Part IV. Projection to brain stem.- 10. Nucleus ambiguus.- 11. Nucleus tractus solitarii.- 12. Dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus.- 13. Central projections to the nucleus ambiguus.- PartV. Neurophysiological study of brain stem.- 14. Central pattern generators.