Imaging the limbic system in Parkinson's disease—a review of limbic pathology and clinical symptoms

M Banwinkler, H Theis, S Prange, T van Eimeren - Brain sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The limbic system describes a complex of brain structures central for memory, learning, as
well as goal directed and emotional behavior. In addition to pathological studies, recent …

Volumetric MRI findings in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and neuropsychological outcome

ED Bigler - Neuropsychology Review, 2023 - Springer
Region of interest (ROI) volumetric assessment has become a standard technique in
quantitative neuroimaging. ROI volume is thought to represent a coarse proxy for making …

Older people with severe loneliness have an atrophied thalamus, hippocampus, and entorhinal cortex

A Imai, T Matsuoka, J Narumoto - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Loneliness has been shown to increase the risk of dementia. However, it is
unclear why greater loneliness is associated with greater susceptibility to dementia. Herein …

Laterality and sex differences of human lateral habenula afferent and efferent fiber tracts

FL Hitti, D Parker, AI Yang, S Brem… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The lateral habenula (LHb) is an epithalamic nucleus associated with negative
valence and affective disorders. It receives input via the stria medullaris (SM) and sends …

Microsurgical and fiber tract anatomy of the interthalamic adhesion

MH Şahin, A Güngör, OK Demirtaş, Ç Postuk… - Journal of …, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The authors of this study aimed to define the microanatomy of the interthalamic
adhesion (ITA) using microfiber dissection, magnetic resonance (MR) tractography, and …

Role of massa intermedia in human neurocognitive processing

A Borghei, T Cothran, B Brahimaj, S Sani - Brain Structure and Function, 2020 - Springer
Massa intermedia (MI) is an inconsistent midline structure in the human brain that is absent
in approximately 30% of the population. Absence of MI is seen more frequently in …

The prevalence, location, and dimensions of interthalamic adhesions and their clinical significance: corpse brain analysis

A Patra, KS Ravi, A Asghar - Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Background Interthalamic adhesion (ITA) or massa intermedia is a midline rod-like neural
structure interconnecting the medial surfaces of two thalami. Its absence is considered as a …

Anatomic Features of the Interthalamic Adhesion in the Pediatric Population

MC Kılınç, BC Alpergin, EB Mete, U Eroglu - World Neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The main goal of this retrospective study was to examine the morphology of the
interthalamic adhesion (ITA) in normal children aged between 1 and 18 years. Methods The …

Prevalence and anatomical characteristics of the human massa intermedia

A Borghei, A Piracha, S Sani - Brain Structure and Function, 2021 - Springer
Massa intermedia (MI), also known as interthalamic adhesion is an inconsistent bridge
connecting the two thalami. Recent studies suggest MI contains functional neuronal tissue …

Exploring the impact of the interthalamic adhesion on human cognition: insights from healthy subjects and thalamic stroke patients

JP Vidal, K Rachita, A Servais, P Péran, J Pariente… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The interthalamic adhesion (IA) is a structure that connects the median borders of both
thalami. Its anatomical variants and functions remain poorly studied. The main objective of …