No, they are not the same thing. Spinal, medial, lateral and also trigeminal lemnisci can be found in the pons. They are bands of ascending sensory fibres in the brain stem and each of this lemnisci carry different types of sensations.
No, they are not the same thing. Spinal, medial, lateral and also trigeminal lemnisci can be found in the pons. They are bands of ascending sensory fibres in the brain stem and each of this lemnisci carry different types of sensations.
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The dorsal column or medial lemniscus.
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loss of fine touch sensation on the left side of the body
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Medial medullary syndrome : caused by obstruction of anterior spinal artery
Lateral medullary syndrome : caused by obstruction of posterior inferior cerebellar artery, or vertebral artery
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Lateral lemniscus = carrying hearing impulsesfrom both ears (mainly from the opposite side)
Spinal lemniscus = carrying pain, temperature and crude touch (from the opposite side of the body, below the head)
Trigeminal lemniscus = carrying pain, temperature, touch and proprioception (from the opposite side of the face and scalp)
Medial lemniscus = carrying proprioceptive and fine touch (from the opposite side of the body, below the head)