Inferior occipitofrontal fasciculus
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| Brain: Inferior occipitofrontal fasciculus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Latin | f. occipitofrontalis inferior | |
| Gray's | subject #189 844 | |
| NeuroNames | ancil-535 | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | f_03/12356186 | |
The occipitofrontal fasciculus passes backward from the frontal lobe, along the lateral border of the caudate nucleus, and on the mesial aspect of the corona radiata; its fibers radiate in a fan-like manner and pass into the occipital and temporal lobes lateral to the posterior and inferior cornua.
Some sources distinguish between a "Inferior occipitofrontal fasciculus" and "superior occipitofrontal fasciculus"; however, the latter structure is not universally considered valid.
[edit] External links
- Diagram at uams.edu
- Ture U, Yasargil MG, Pait TG (1997). "Is there a superior occipitofrontal fasciculus? A microsurgical anatomic study.". Neurosurgery 40 (6): 1226-32. PMID 9179896.
- Tusa R, Ungerleider L (1985). "The inferior longitudinal fasciculus: a reexamination in humans and monkeys.". Ann Neurol 18 (5): 583-91. PMID 4073852.
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