NeuroNames ancil-718 FMA 83850 | TA A14.1.05.325 | |
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Latin Tractus tegmentalis centralis |
The central tegmental tract is a structure in the midbrain and pons.
Lesion of the tract can cause palatal myoclonus, e.g. in myoclonic syndrome, itself a symptom of medial superior pontine syndrome: a form of stroke affecting the paramedian branches of the upper basilar artery.
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