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Middle cerebellar peduncle

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Middle cerebellar peduncle
Dissection showing the projection fibers of the cerebellum. (Middle peduncle labeled at upper right.)
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Identifiers
Latinpedunculus cerebellaris medius
MeSHD065837
NeuroNames620
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_1529
TA98A14.1.05.003
A14.1.07.416
TA25848
FMA72515
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The middle cerebellar peduncle (or brachium pontis[1]) is one of three paired cerebellar peduncles connecting the brainstem to the cerebellum. The connection is from the pons. It connects the pons to the cerebellum, with fibres originating from the pontine nuclei, and travelling to the opposite cerebellar hemisphere. It is supplied by the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) and branches from the basilar artery. It conveys information from the cerebrum and the pons to the cerebellum.

Structure

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The middle cerebellar peduncle is the largest of the three cerebellar peduncles. It connects the pons and cerebellum. It consists almost entirely of fibers passing from the pons to the cerebellum (fibrocerebellar fibers); the fibers arise from the pontine nuclei and decussate within the pons before entering the peduncle[1] to end in the contralateral cerebellar hemisphere.[2]

The trigeminal nerve (CN V) arises from the lateral pons very close to the middle cerebellar peduncle.[3]

Blood supply

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The middle cerebellar peduncle is supplied by the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA), as well as smaller branches from the basilar artery.[4]

Clinical significance

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Infarction of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) can damage the middle cerebellar peduncle.[4] Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma may spread from the pons into the middle cerebellar peduncle.[5]

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References

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

  1. ^ a b Patestas, Maria A.; Gartner, Leslie P. (2016). A Textbook of Neuroanatomy (2nd ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. p. 290. ISBN 978-1-118-67746-9.
  2. ^ Voogd, Jan; Ruigrok, Tom J. H. (2012). "15 - Cerebellum and Precerebellar Nuclei". The Human Nervous System (3rd ed.). Academic Press. pp. 471–545. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-374236-0.10015-X. ISBN 978-0-12-374236-0.
  3. ^ Franklin, S. (2017). "5 - The Peripheral and Central Nervous System". Conn's Translational Neuroscience. Academic Press. pp. 113–129. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-802381-5.00007-5. ISBN 978-0-12-802381-5.
  4. ^ a b DeMyer, William (2009). Stroke in Children and Young Adults (2nd ed.). Saunders. pp. 15–68. doi:10.1016/B978-0-7506-7418-8.00002-1. ISBN 978-0-7506-7418-8.
  5. ^ Vitanza, Nicholas A.; Fisher, Paul G.; Deisseroth, Michelle Monje (2017). "128 - Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma". Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology (6th ed.). Elsevier. pp. 991–994. doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-37101-8.00128-4. ISBN 978-0-323-37101-8.
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