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Diencephalon Flashcards

1
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Borders of the thalamus

A 
Anterior iv foramen
Posterior pulvinar free pole
Medial third ventricle 
Lateral posterior limb of ic
Dorsal fornix and lateral ventricle
Ventral plane connecting hypothalamic sulci
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2
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Recieves input from mammillothalamic tract & fornix
Output: cingulate gyrus
Papez circuit

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Anterior nucleus

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3
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Reciprocal - prefrontal cortex, intralaminar nuclei
Input - amygdala, temporal neocortex, substantia nigra
Limbic and striatal
Wernicke Korsakoff synd

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Dorsomedial N

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4
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Largest intralaminar nuclei
Recipro - area 4
Input globus pallidus
Output striatum
Neocortex
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Centromedian N

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5
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Proj - striatum

Area 6

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Parafascicular N

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6
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Posterior extension of anterior nuclear complex
Input - mammillothalamic
To cingulate
Limbic sys

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Lateral dorsal N

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7
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Bet lat dorsal and pulvinar
Area 5 and 7
Limbic

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Lateral posterior N

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8
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Largest thalamic N
Visuospatial
Input MGB, sup colliculus
Sensory aphasia

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Pulvinar

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9
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In - globus pallidus & Subs Nig

Out - prefrontal, orbital, area 6

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VAN

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10
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In - globus pallidus, subs nig, cerebellum (dentate)
To - area 4, 6
Parkinsonian tremor
Somatic motor mechanisms

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VLN

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11
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3 subnuclei of VPN

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VPL
VPM
VPI

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12
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In - spinothalamic & medial lemn

To -area 3,1,2

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VPL

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13
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Trigeminothalamic tracts

Solitary N and parabrachial N

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VPM

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14
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Vestibulothalamic fibers

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VPI

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15
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Visual relay N
IN - optic tract
OUT - area 17 via optic radiation

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LGB

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16
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Auditory relay
Inf colliculus
Area 41 and 42

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MGB

17
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BS of thalamus

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Pcomm via thalamoperforating
PCA via post choroidal, thalamoperforating
Anterior choroidal (LGB)

18
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Occ of thalamoperforating artery

Contralateral hemiparesis, hemianesthesia, elevated pain threshold, hyperpatha, thalamic hand

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Dejerine and Rousy Syndrome

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