external capsule


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external capsule

n.
A thin layer of white substance in the brain that separates the claustrum from the lentiform nucleus.
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One important point is that in the majority of the cases the insular arteries primarily supply the insular cortex, extreme capsule, and, occasionally, the claustrum and external capsule, but not the putamen, globus pallidus, or internal capsule, which are vascularized by the lateral lenticulostriate arteries (LLAs), although some thicker branches from M2 may anastomose with the LAAs.
Insulectomy for insular and peri-insular seizures could be an ideal and safe approach?/La insulectomia podria ser un abordaje ideal para crisis insulares y peri-insulares?
Predominantly affected regions are frontal, parietal, and anterior temporal, followed by external capsule.
Imaging characteristics of cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leucoencephalopathy (CADASIL)
Symmetrical bilateral hyperintensities on T2W images were also seen in external capsule, internal capsule, fornix, extreme capsule, corpus callosum and head of caudate nucleus.
MRI diagnosis of Alexander disease

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