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Anatomical investigation of the interthalamic adhesion
Dissertation (MSc (Macro-Anatomy))--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/91099 Anatomical investigation of the interthalamic adhesion Venter, Gerda nicole.vanheerden@tuks.co.za Prigge, Lané Taute, Helena Van Heerden, Nicole UCTD Cytoarchitecture Interthalamic adhesion Neuroanatomy Thalamus Third ventricle Dissertation (MSc (Macro-Anatomy))--University of Pretoria, 2023. Due to the lack of literature investigating the function of the interthalamic adhesion (IA), uncertainty surrounds its significance and clinical importance within the brain. However, existing literature has been able to show a physical anatomical correlation with neurological disorders, such as schizophrenia. Only recently have studies provided limited insight into the role of the IA in the neural network of the brain, thus opening new avenues of investigation that will further our understanding of the neuroanatomy and the associated clinical implications. The aim of this study was to conduct a descriptive, observational cross-sectional investigation of the IA in a sample of the South African population. This anatomical investigation included reports on the prevalence, location, shape, size and area of the IA and further correlated these factors with age and sexual dimorphism. In addition, this study included a histological investigation of the neuron arrangement within the IA to observe a possible implication of cell architecture for IA function. This study used a sample of human brains dissected from bodies donated to the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria. Digital photography of midsagittal brain sections and scientific image-processing software (ImageJ) was used to generate the necessary measurements. The data collected in this study was compared to known literature on the IA, noting the differences and similarities. The significance of the results was reported on. This study provided an anatomical foundation on which to conduct further functional investigation in research of the IA within the human brain and provided a novel look into the histology of the IA and surrounding periventricular region (PVR). Anatomy MSc (Macro-Anatomy) Unrestricted 2023-06-13T07:16:00Z 2023-06-13T07:16:00Z 2023-09 2023 Dissertation * S2023 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91099 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.22828076.v1 10.25403/UPresearchdata.22828076 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Cytoarchitecture Interthalamic adhesion Neuroanatomy Thalamus Third ventricle Anatomical investigation of the interthalamic adhesion |
| title | Anatomical investigation of the interthalamic adhesion |
| title_full | Anatomical investigation of the interthalamic adhesion |
| title_fullStr | Anatomical investigation of the interthalamic adhesion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anatomical investigation of the interthalamic adhesion |
| title_short | Anatomical investigation of the interthalamic adhesion |
| title_sort | anatomical investigation of the interthalamic adhesion |
| topic | UCTD Cytoarchitecture Interthalamic adhesion Neuroanatomy Thalamus Third ventricle |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91099 |