The artery of Percheron (AOP) represents a rare anatomical variant whereby a single arterial trunk supplies both paramedian thalami and, in many cases, the rostral midbrain. Occlusion of this artery ...
A recent study from Simon Fraser University researchers has revealed how an overlooked type of indirect brain damage contributes to ongoing disability after a stroke. The paper, published in ...
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Paraventricular thalamic nucleus identified as causative region and therapeutic target for bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a major mental disorder, affecting 1% of the global population. Patients suffering from BD frequently experience manic and depressive episodes, which disrupt interpersonal ...
Years ago, as a neurology resident, Chinfei Chen, MD, Ph.D., cared for a 20-year-old woman who had experienced a very small stroke, affecting only the thalamus. "It was so tiny that she wouldn't have ...
Thalamus is essential for brain function, acting as a sophisticated relay station that organises, filters, and prioritises ...
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