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anterior horn

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anterior horn [an¦tir·ē·ər ′hȯrn]
(neuroscience)
The ventral column of gray matter in the spinal cord containing the cell bodies of motor (efferent) neurons.


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In terms of the lower motor neurons, ALS affects the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord, leading to limb weakness.
Conversely, a case was described in which a large longitudinal tear of the medial meniscus was detached posteriorly but remained attached to the anterior horn, displacing anteromedially and presenting as a soft-tissue mass.
After a period of viremia, the virus becomes neurotropic and produces destruction of the motor neurons in the anterior horn and brainstem.
 
 
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