basal ganglion

Any of several masses of gray matter embedded in the cerebral hemispheres that are involved in the regulation of voluntary movement. Also called basal nucleus.

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ba′sal gang′lion

any of several masses of gray matter in the cerebral cortex, involved in the control of movement.

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basal ganglion - any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement

ganglion - an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons

corticospinal tract, pyramidal motor system, pyramidal tract - any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord

amygdala, amygdaloid nucleus, corpus amygdaloideum - an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior

betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon - the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon

caudate, caudate nucleus - a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain

claustrum - a layer of grey matter in the brain adjacent to the lenticular nucleus

lenticular nucleus, lentiform nucleus - a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum

globus pallidus, paleostriatum, pallidum - the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus

putamen - the outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus

corpus striatum, striate body, striatum - a striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere; consists of the caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus

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In this case report, a patient with HCHA with T1 hyperintensity in the right basal ganglion and acute infarction in the right corona radiata was presented (5).

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location of Intra-cerebral hemorrhage was basal ganglion in 85.2% patients and lobar areas in 14.8% patients (Table-I).

Surgical outcome of spontaneous supra tentorial intracerebral hemorrhage

TS-TI approach for basal ganglion hematoma evacuation was reported first by Suzuki and Sato.[sup][11] In the recent years, several studies recommended TS-TI approach as effective surgical procedure to treat basal ganglion hematoma.[sup][3],[4],[5],[12],[13],[14],[15],[16] As compared with conservatively treated patients, those accepting TS-TI approaches had favorable prognosis.[sup][14],[16] Usage of TS-TI approach was announced to be superior to conventional transcoritcal approach with better functional outcome.[sup][3],[4],[5] On the other hand, one study reported the same surgical results between transsylvian and transcortical approaches.[sup][17]

Minipterional craniotomy with transsylvian-transinsular approach for hypertensive putaminal hemorrhage: A preliminary report