Spinal Tracts and their Lesions

by Natasha Singhal, University of Plymouth

Review of 3 main spinal cord tracts: Spinothalamic tract, Dorsal column and Corticospinal tract and associated spinal lesions.

Learning Objectives:

– Ascending and Descending spinal tracts: Spinothalamic tract, Dorsal column and Corticospinal tract.
– Common associated lesions eg. Brown-Sequard, Central Column, Dorsal Column lesion, Anterior cord lesion etc.

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