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basal ganglia

[′bā·səl ′gaŋ·glē·ə]
(neuroscience)
The corpus striatum, or the corpus striatum and the thalamus considered together as the important subcortical centers.
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After controlling for age and sex, the MRS parameter (Cho/Cre) in the dominant basal ganglion was weakly to moderately correlated [53] with the inflammatory marker (leukocyte apoptosis).
Altered Striatocerebellar Metabolism and Systemic Inflammation in Parkinson's Disease
Computed axial tomographic (CT) demonstration of basal ganglion calcification (BGC) in children suffering from acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) with neurological complications, was first described by Belman et al.
CT brain demonstration of basal ganglion calcification in adult HIV/AIDS patients

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