Neuroanatomy TOTD #2:

Answer: Fetal PCA

1/3 A fetal PCA, or fetal origin of the PCA is a common variant, estimated to be present (at least on one side) in about a quarter of individuals. Image
2/3 The term is used variably, when the bulk of PCA flow comes from the anterior circulation (internal carotids) via a robust post. communicating artery. Some reserve the term for when there is no connection to the posterior circulation (absent P1 segment from the basilar art.), Image
3/3 ...while others use the term any time the Pcomm is the dominant supply to the PCA, (rather than the basilar and P1 segment). Note that when fetal PCA is bilateral, the vertebral and basilar arteries are usually diminutive, terminating in superior cerebellar arteries. Image
4/3 Clinically, it is important to know when there is a fetal PCA, as an embolic infarct in the occipital lobe would be related to the anterior circulation in this setting. It also may affect approach and feasibility for an intravascular versus surgical intervention of aneurysm.

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Neuroanatomy TOTD #10🧵 
1/5 Small gray matter structure at the junction of the thalamus and midbrain is the subthalamic nucleus (STN).

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2/5...The STN is functionally a node within the basal ganglia (BG) INDIRECT LOOP. STN contains excitatory glutaminergic neurons➞output to the GABA neurons of GPi, which in turn have inhibitory effect on thalamic outputs to the motor cortex. Image
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Neuroanatomy TOTD #6
a) Ant choroidal artery infarct, involving the post limb of the internal capsule
b) Sup hypophyseal artery aneurysm—medially directed from the supraclinoid ICA
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ICA segments: C1 (cervical) becomes C2 (petrous) in the carotid canal of the petrous bone. Becomes C3 (lacerum) as it exits the carotid canal above the foramen lacerum. Becomes C4 (cavernous segment above the petrolingual ligament through the cavernous sinus. Image
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Neuroanatomy TOTD #5

The indicated bundle is the anterior commissure (AC), located at the ant border of the 3rd ventricle, at the sup margin of the lamina terminalis.

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1/5 Answer: The orange structure is the cavernous sinus (CS), a paired dura-lined venous cavity on either side of the sella. The sinuses are split into numerous “caves” by fibrous septae (hence the name). #neuroanatomy #neurorad #medtwitter #neuroanatomyTOTD Image
2/5 Note that the paired sinuses are often variably connected by “intercavernous sinuses”. While the CS is often taught for its relationship to the ICA and cranial nerves, I find that medical students and residents rarely understand the flow of blood through the sinus.
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1/6 The superior frontal sulcus courses in the AP direction, and terminates at the precentral sulcus posteriorly. The central sulcus is immediately posterior to the precentral, and the postcentral immediately posterior to the central.
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2/6 "Upper T sign" or "L sign"
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3/6 "Lower T sign" or "M sign"
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