Neuroanatomy · Nervous System · Medium
Spinothalamic
Meaning: Describing the ascending pathway that carries pain, temperature and crude touch sensation from the cord up to the brain's main sensory relay.
In practice: Loss of pain and temperature on the opposite side suggested spinothalamic tract involvement.
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