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Three-dimensional structure of the human vestibular nuclear complex
W Briner1, F H Linthicum, A Gadre
1House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90057.
Journal of Vestibular Research : Equilibrium & Orientation
|January 11, 1990
Abstract:
We used computer techniques to reconstruct in three dimensions 12 vestibular nuclear complexes (VNC) from serially sectioned brains of 7 patients. Specimens were from 4 patients with vestibular disorders and 3 patients considered vestibular normal. Despite the variety of the patient's otologic histories all the nuclei demonstrated the same shape and structural characteristics.