tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895935989949155387.post768624209867878287..comments2023-06-20T15:22:43.703+01:00Comments on Teach Neurology: L'hermitte's signGavin Giovannonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222176473127281006noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895935989949155387.post-33047136270082306592013-06-21T05:30:54.748+01:002013-06-21T05:30:54.748+01:00Nice blog! But I'm compelled to point out that...Nice blog! But I'm compelled to point out that Terminologia Anatomica lists dorsal and ventral on an equal footing with posterior and anterior for the structures in the spinal cord that take these adjectives. This makes sense in the spine, since these axes more or less coincide there. As you move into the cranium, however, dorsal-ventral becomes very distinct from anterior-posterior because dorsal-ventral is relative to the tortuous neuraxis while anterior-posterior is always relative to anatomic position. If you maintain that they're equivalent orientation terms but differ only in that one pair is for humans and the other for other animals, what name would you propose for what is presently known as the anteroventral nucleus of thalamus?<br /><br />-An atomistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com