TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Brain Stem and Cerebellum A1 - Waxman, Stephen G. Y1 - 2020 N1 - T2 - Clinical Neuroanatomy, 29e AB - The brain stem includes the medulla and pons, located ventral to the cerebellum. In addition to housing essential ascending and descending tracts, the brain stem contains nuclei that are essential for maintenance of life. As a result of the relatively tight packaging of numerous ascending and descending tracts, as well as nuclei, within the brain stem, even small lesions within it can injure multiple tracts and nuclei within it and thus can produce very significant neurologic deficits. It is therefore important for all clinicians to have a good understanding of brain stem anatomy. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/17 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1171520399 ER -