Basilar part of pons

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Brain: Basilar part of pons
Pons section at facial colliculus.png
Brainstem (basilar part of pons not labeled, but is visible at bottom)
Latin Pars basilaris pontis, basis pontis
Gray's subject #187 785
NeuroNames hier-612

The basilar part of pons is the anterior portion of the pons.

Clinical significance [edit]

Infarction in this region can impair motor functioning.[1]

The basis pontis undergoes demyelination in the condition known as central pontine myelinolysis. This condition is due to the rapid intravenous correction of hyponatremia.

References [edit]

  1. ^ Schmahmann JD, Ko R, MacMore J (June 2004). "The human basis pontis: motor syndromes and topographic organization". Brain 127 (Pt 6): 1269–91. doi:10.1093/brain/awh138. PMID 15128614. 

This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.

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