Card 7 / 11: A lesion placed in which the following would have the most devastating clinical effects to the patient?
A.)
The precentral gyrus of the cerebral cortex.
B.)
The anterior limb of the internal capsule.
C.)
The posterior limb of the internal capsule.
D.)
The anterolateral system.
E.)
The postcentral gyrus of the cerebral cortex.
Answer:
C.) The posterior limb of the internal capsule.
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A lesion of the posterior limb of the internal capsule would be very severe, compromising most of the somatosensory radiations and motor pathways. This is a coronal section through the posterior limb of the internal capsule.
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Ch 10: The Corticospinal Tract & Internal Capsule
Author:
M.D.Stephen VoronLecturer
University of Utah
USA
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