"Tectum Mesencephali" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The dorsal portion or roof of the midbrain which is composed of two pairs of bumps, the INFERIOR COLLICULI and the SUPERIOR COLLICULI. These four colliculi are also called the quadrigeminal bodies (TECTUM MESENCEPHALI). They are centers for visual sensorimotor integration.
| Descriptor ID |
D003336
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.132.659.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Commissure of Superior Colliculus- Commissure of Superior Colliculus
- Colliculus Commissure, Superior
- Colliculus Commissures, Superior
- Superior Colliculus Commissure
- Superior Colliculus Commissures
Commissure of Inferior Colliculus- Commissure of Inferior Colliculus
- Colliculus Commissure, Inferior
- Colliculus Commissures, Inferior
- Inferior Colliculus Commissure
- Inferior Colliculus Commissures
Corpora Quadrigemina- Corpora Quadrigemina
- Quadrigemina, Corpora
- Quadrigeminal Plate
- Plate, Quadrigeminal
- Plates, Quadrigeminal
- Quadrigeminal Plates
- Lamina Quadrigemina
- Quadrigemina, Lamina
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tectum Mesencephali" by people in Profiles.
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Supracerebellar Approach for Resection of a Falcotentorial Dural Arteriovenous Fistula with Pial Tectal Arteriovenous Malformation Component Associated with a Left Parafalcine Meningioma. World Neurosurg. 2020 05; 137:337.
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Successful treatment of tremor by endoscopic third ventriculostomy in an adolescent with obstructive hydrocephalus due to tectal glioma: case report. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Jun; 27(6):1007-10.
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Lmx1b is essential for Fgf8 and Wnt1 expression in the isthmic organizer during tectum and cerebellum development in mice. Development. 2007 Jan; 134(2):317-25.
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Subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy (Leigh disease): CT and MRI appearances. Pediatr Radiol. 1990; 21(1):5-8.