Sunday 19 July 2015

MYELINATION




Progression of Myelination
Proximal pathways before distal (e.g., brainstem before supratentorial brain)
Sensory (visual and auditory) before motor
Central white matter before peripheral
Posterior before anterior


Myelinated Regions at Birth (or Shortly After Birth)
Dorsal brainstem
Inferior, superior cerebellar peduncles
Perirolandic region
Corticospinal tract
Central portion of centrum semiovale
Posterior limb of internal capsule to cerebral peduncle
Ventrolateral thalamus
Optic nerve, chiasm, tract

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