CT HEAD ANATOMY Axial slice of a non contrast CT head at the level of the basal ganglia 👨🏽‍💻The basal ganglia are a group of structures including the caudate and lentiform nucleus in the cerebrum as seen here, the substantia nigra within the midbrain and the subthalamic nuclei in the diencephalon 👨🏽‍💻Simply put the basal ganglia is important in motor function, facilitating movement and inhibiting competing movements. It is depletion of dopaminergic neurons within the substantia nigra that

CT Imaging of Skull: Is that a Fracture or Suture ?