Hypertrophic degeneration of the inferior olivary nucleus impacts perception of gravity

Hypertrophic degeneration of the inferior olivary nucleus impacts perception of gravity

Interruption of the Guillain-Mollaret triangle interconnecting the red nucleus, the inferior olivary nucleus and the contralateral dentate nucleus is predicted to interfere with the dentate nucleus’ role in estimating direction of gravity. In a patient with pendular nystagmus due to hypertrophic inf...

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Main Authors: Alexander A Tarnutzer, Antonella ePalla, Sarah eMarti, Bernhard eSchuknecht, Dominik eStraumann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
vestibular
Guillain-Mollaret triangle
subjective visual vertical
brainstem
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2012.00079/full

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