Mapping the trigeminal root entry zone and its pontine fibre distribution patterns.
Alis GuberinicVeerle SouvereinRuben VolkersAnne-Marie van Cappellen van WalsumKris Cp VissersJeroen MollinkDylan Jozef Hendrik Augustinus HenssenPublished in: Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache (2020)
The data from this study suggest that the fibres in the superior half of the root contribute mainly to the ventral trigeminothalamic tract, whereas the fibres in the inferior half mainly contribute to the dorsal trigeminothalamic tract. Such a somatotopic organisation could possibly create new insights into the anatomical origin of trigeminal neuralgia and the clinical relevance of this somatotopic organisation should therefore be further explored.