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Blood Supply To The Subthalamus
Blood Supply To The Subthalamus
diencephalon/mesencephalon
Structure:
Striatum:
Caudate Nucleus
Putamen
Globus Pallidus
External/Lateral Segment GPe
Internal/Medial Segment GPi
*Lentiform/Lenticular Nucleus: Putamen and Globus
Pallidus
*Corpus Striatum: Caudate
Nucleus/Putamen/Globus Pallidus
Substantia Nigra
-pars compacta DOPAMINERGIC – dorsal SNc
- pars reticulate GABAergic – ventral SNr
Subthalamic Nucleus
Nucleus Accumbens – ventral Striatum-
DOPAMINERGIC
Blood Supply:
Anertior Cerebral
Middle Cerebral
Posterior Communicating
COMPARISONS
CEREBELLUM BASAL GANGLIA
• Direct input from Spinal cord NONE
• No direct output to Spinal Cord No direct output to spinal
cord
• Connections with Brainstem Connects w/ and is part
of Brainstem
• Indirect input from cortex via Pons (motot/premotor) Direct input from wide
areas of Cortex
• Projects via thalamuscortex Projects via thalamus
cortex
• Output is Excitatory Output is inhibitory
Deep cerebella nuclei internal segment of globus
palludus
• Coordinates Execution of movement : Planning/Execution of
complex motor
compares intended w/executed strategies: Amplitude/Velocity of
movement
• LesionIpsilateral Symptoms LesionContrallateral
/Bilateral
• Ataxia, Impaired balance, Eye movements Too much/too little
movement
• Intentional Tremor Tremor at Rest