Basilar part of pons

Basilar part of pons

Brainstem (basilar part of pons not labeled, but is visible at bottom)
Details
Identifiers
Latin Pars basilaris pontis, basis pontis
NeuroNames hier-612
NeuroLex ID Basal part of pons
Dorlands
/Elsevier		 p_07/12616371
TA A14.1.05.101
FMA 72244

Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The basilar part of pons is the ventral part of the pons, the dorsal part is known as the pontine tegmentum

Clinical significance

Tissue death (infarction), in this region can impair motor functioning.[1] A lacunar stroke of the base of the pons is known to cause contralateral dysarthria-clumsy hand syndrome.

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

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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


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