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Definition of Claustrum
1. Noun. A layer of grey matter in the brain adjacent to the lenticular nucleus.
Definition of Claustrum
1. n. A thin lamina of gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain of man.
Definition of Claustrum
1. a basal ganglion in the brain [n -TRA]
Medical Definition of Claustrum
1. 1. One of several anatomical structures bearing a resemblance to a barrier. 2. A thin, vertically placed lamina of gray matter lying close to the putamen, from which it is separated by the external capsule. Claustrum consists of two parts: 1) an insular part and 2) a temporal part between putamen and the temporal lobe. Cells of the claustrum have reciprocal connections with sensory areas of the cerebral cortex. Origin: L. Barrier (05 Mar 2000)
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Literary usage of Claustrum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1906)
"... appearance a short distance above the lenticular nucleus, and was situated in
the external capsule, ic, between the claustrum and the internal capsule. ..."
2. Anatomy of the brain and spinal cord with special reference to mechanism and by Harris Ellett Santee (1907)
"The claustrum (Figs. 31 and 42) is a sheet of peculiar gray substance which, ...
The claustrum is a vertical antero-posterior sheet placed medial to the ..."
3. The Diagnosis of Diseases of the Nervous System: A Manual for Students and by Christian Archibald Herter (1892)
"External Capsule and claustrum.—Lesions of the external capsule and claustrum do
not give rise to distinctive symptoms and cannot therefore be localized. h. ..."
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