Mammillothalamic and Mammillotegmental Tracts as New Targets for Dementia and Epilepsy Treatment
Articles > Article · 2017
Authors: Naci BALAK, Ece BALKUV, Ali KARADAĞ, Recep BAŞARAN, Hüseyin BİÇEROĞLU, Buruc ERKAN, Necmettin Tanriover
World Neurosurgery, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2017, vol 110, pp 133-144
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.10.168
Summary
BACKGROUND: Recently, neuromodulation through deep brain stimulation (DBS) has appeared as a new surgical procedure in the treatment of some types of dementia and epilepsy. The mammillothalamic and mammillotegmental tracts are involved among the new targets. To our knowledge, a review article focused specifically on these mammillary body efferents is lacking in the medical literature. Their contribution to memory is, regrettably, often overlooked.