Nucleus of Darkschewitsch

Nucleus of Darkschewitsch
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LocationMidbrain
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The nucleus of Darkschewitsch is an accessory oculomotor nucleus[1] situated in the ventrolateral portion of the periaqueductal gray of the mesencephalon (midbrain)[2]: 114 [3]: 458.e1  near its junction with the diencephalon. It is involved in mediating vertical eye movements.[1] It projects to the trochlear nucleus, receives afferents from the visual cortex, and forms a reciprocal (looping) connection with the cerebellum by way of the inferior olive.

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  2. ^ Patestas, Maria A.; Gartner, Leslie P. (2016). A Textbook of Neuroanatomy (2nd ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-118-67746-9.
  3. ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.