Anything but Little: a Pictorial Review on Anatomy and Pathology of the Cerebellum.
Cerebellar anatomy
Cerebellar atrophy
Cerebellar pathology
Neuroanatomy
Radiology
Journal
Clinical neuroradiology
ISSN: 1869-1447
Titre abrégé: Clin Neuroradiol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101526693
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2023
Dec 2023
Historique:
received:
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04
2023
accepted:
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06
2023
medline:
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11
2023
pubmed:
6
7
2023
entrez:
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2023
Statut:
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Résumé
Despite its small size the cerebellum is an anatomically complex and functionally important part of the brain. Traditionally the cerebellum is viewed as a motor control structure entirely devoted to motor control and learning, but recent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies demonstrated significant involvement of the cerebellum in higher order cognitive functions. The anatomical complexity of the cerebellum is reflected by the several nomenclature systems that exist for the description of cerebellar anatomy. The cerebellum can be affected by a variety of pathological processes, including congenital, infectious and inflammatory, neoplastic, vascular, degenerative and toxic metabolic diseases. The purpose of this pictorial review is to (1) provide a general overview of cerebellar anatomy and function, (2) demonstrate normal cerebellar anatomy on imaging studies, and (3) illustrate both common as well as rare pathological conditions affecting the cerebellum.
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pubmed: 37410171
doi: 10.1007/s00062-023-01326-7
pii: 10.1007/s00062-023-01326-7
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Review
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eng
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© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany.
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