Dentatothalamic tract explained

Dentatothalamic tract
Latin:	tractus dentatothalamicus

The dentatothalamic tract (or dentatorubrothalamic tract) is a tract which originates in the dentate nucleus, follows the ipsilateral superior cerebellar peduncle, decussates later on reaching the contralateral red nucleus and the contralateral thalamus.^[1]

The term "dentatorubrothalamocortical" is sometimes used to emphasize termination in the cerebral cortex.^[2]

See also

• Cerebellothalamic tract
• Red nucleus

External links

• Krauss JK, Wakhloo AK, Nobbe F, Tränkle R, Mundinger F, Seeger W . Lesion of dentatothalamic pathways in severe post-traumatic tremor . Neurol. Res. . 17 . 6 . 409–16 . December 1995 . 10.1080/01616412.1995.11740353 . 8622792 .
• NIF Search - Dentatothalamic Tract via the Neuroscience Information Framework
• https://web.archive.org/web/20091021004541/http://isc.temple.edu/neuroanatomy/lab/atlas/papc/

Notes and References

1. https://operativeneurosurgery.com/doku.php?id=dentatorubrothalamic_tract Operative Neurosurgery: Dentatorubrothalamic tract
2. Boiten J, Lodder J . Ataxic hemiparesis following thalamic infarction . Stroke . 21 . 2 . 339–40 . February 1990 . 2305412 . 10.1161/01.str.21.2.339.