Comparative anatomy of dissected optic lobes, optic ventricles, midbrain tectum, collicular ventricles, and aqueduct: evolutionary modifications as potential explanation for non-tumoral aqueductal anomalies in humans
Kier E, Kalra V, Conlogue G, Filippi C, Saluja S. Comparative anatomy of dissected optic lobes, optic ventricles, midbrain tectum, collicular ventricles, and aqueduct: evolutionary modifications as potential explanation for non-tumoral aqueductal anomalies in humans. Child's Nervous System 2021, 38: 287-294. PMID: 34812897, PMCID: PMC8789712, DOI: 10.1007/s00381-021-05408-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvolutionary modificationsVertebrate materialMammalian componentsTectum structuresAdult sharksNeocortical expansionVertebratesComparative anatomyOptic lobeRelative size changesContinuous cavityOptic ventricleMammalsSharksSize changesFrogsIguanasOccipital lobeModificationMidbrain tectumMidbrain tectum structuresTectumPotential explanationAqueductal stenosisCerebral ventricle