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The posterolateral tract is a small strand situated in relation to the tip of the posterior column close to the entrance of the posterior nerve roots.
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Posterolateral tract of Lissauer refers to those segments of the axons of first order neurons in the spinothalamic neuronal pathway.
Sep 15, 2018 · Lissauer's tract is a white matter tract in the spinal cord that projects up or down across one or two spinal segments.
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Axons in Lissauer's tract run up and down for one or two spinal cord segments before they penetrate the gray matter of the dorsal horn. Once within the dorsal ...
Apr 2, 2023 · The dorsolateral fasciculus (also known as Lissaeur's tract or the posterolateral tract) is a bundle of white matter fibers within the posterolateral spinal ...
It is responsible for the transmission of pain, temperature, and crude touch to the somatosensory region of the thalamus.
The spinothalamic tract is a nerve tract in the anterolateral system in the spinal cord. This tract is an ascending sensory pathway to the thalamus.
The main function of the spinothalamic tract is to carry pain and temperature via the lateral part of the pathway and crude touch via the anterior part. The ...
They synapse in the substantia gelatinosa (Rexed II) after ascending or descending for one or two segments in the posterolateral tract of Lissauer. Subsequent ...