posterior horn

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posterior horn

[pä¦stir·ē·ər hȯrn]

(neuroscience)

The dorsal column of gray matter in the spinal cord containing the axons of sensory (afferent) neurons.

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If the DRG is injured, it causes corresponding injury to the dorsal columns and renders them unusable to modulation by SCS; [5] any modulation target is then selected 'deeper' to this level, e.

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Although cerebellar damage also has to be considered, it is more likely that this patient's balance issues are connected with nerve damage to her dorsal columns resulting in a loss of proprioception in her feet.

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Damage to the dorsal columns results in ipsilateral loss of proprioception and fine touch below the level of the lesion.

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Sparing of the dorsal columns was evident from preservation of deep touch, proprioception and vibration sense in all limbs.

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12] deficiency are 1) Hematologic: megaloblastic anemia and pancytopenia (leucopenia, thrombocytopenia); 2) Neurologic: paresthesias, peripheral neuropathy, and combined systems disease (demyelination of dorsal columns and corticospinal tract); 3) Psychiatric: irritability; personality change; mild memory impairment, dementia; depression; and psychosis; and 4) Cardiovascular: possible increased risk of myocardial infarction and stroke.