Structure in the midbrain and pons
The central tegmental tract[1] is a structure in the midbrain and pons.
It contains:
Clinical significance
Lesion of the tract can cause palatal myoclonus, e.g. in myoclonic syndrome, in strokes of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery.
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References
- ^ Kamali A, Kramer LA, Butler IJ, Hasan KM. Diffusion tensor tractography of the somatosensory system in the human brainstem: initial findings using high isotropic spatial resolution at 3.0 T. Eur Radiol. 2009 19:1480-8. doi: 10.1007/s00330-009-1305-x. PMID 19189108
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Patestas, Maria A.; Gartner, Leslie P. (2016). A Textbook of Neuroanatomy (2nd ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-118-67746-9.
External links
- Midbrain at Inferior Colliculus - IV Nucleus, Sectional Atlas
- Mid Pons at the Trigeminal Motor Nucleus, Sectional Atlas
- Neuroanatomy / plate12, Frank Willard