Theextreme capsule(Latin:capsula extrema) is a series ofnerve tractsbetween theclaustrumand theinsular cortex.[1]It is also described as a thin capsule of white matter as association fibres.[2]The extreme capsule is separated from theexternal capsuleby theclaustrum,and the extreme capsule separates the claustrum from the insular cortex, and all these lie lateral to thecorpus striatumcomponents.[2][3]
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 Tractography showing extreme capsule fibers | |
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| Latin | capsula extrema |
| NeuroNames | 254 |
| NeuroLexID | nlx_21887 |
| TA98 | A14.1.09.552 |
| TA2 | 5589 |
| FMA | 61960 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
From the midline of the brain to the side, the extreme capsule is the outermost from theexternal capsuleand the innerinternal capsule.[4]
It is most easily visible in a horizontal section, just lateral to the claustrum.
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edit- ^Jones, Jeremy."Extreme capsule | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org".Radiopaedia.
- ^abCarpenter, M (1985).Core text of neuroanatomy(3rd ed.). Williams & Wilkins. p. 32.ISBN0683014552.
- ^Carpenter, M (1985).Core text of neuroanatomy(3rd ed.). Williams & Wilkins. p. 252.ISBN0683014552.
- ^Haines, D (2008).Neuroanatomy: an atlas of structures, sections, and systems(7th ed.). Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 146.ISBN9780781763288.
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