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Comparison of cerebellar volume between subjects with bilateral congenital blindness and healthy individuals / Comparación del volumen cerebelar entre individuos sanos y con ceguera bilateral congénita
Kosif, Rengin; Sahin, Bünyamin; Gürel, Safiye.
  • Kosif, Rengin; Abant Izzet Baysal University. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Anatomy. Bolu. TR
  • Sahin, Bünyamin; Abant Izzet Baysal University. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Anatomy. Bolu. TR
  • Gürel, Safiye; Abant Izzet Baysal University. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Anatomy. Bolu. TR
Int. j. morphol ; 31(1): 239-245, mar. 2013. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-676164
ABSTRACT
Cerebellum regulates motor control and physical coordination. It is known that when eye and hand need to be worked in combination, cerebellum is active and it provides coordination between eye and hand. Cerebellar cortex atrophy appears with dismetry and saccadic eye movement. If there is no stimulant related to vision, how cerebellum is adopted under this circumstance? In order to explore this, 27 male and 16 female volunteers with bilateral congenital blindness were compared with 35 male and 33 female healthy volunteers in this study. MR images of cross-sectional sequential cerebellum of volunteers with 1.5 mm thickness were realized in coronal plane. The surface area of apparent cerebellum seen in cross-sections was calculated by using Onis (Ver. 2.1) programme. Surface area data obtained by systematic randomized sampling were converted to volume by Cavalieri method. Cerebellar volume of bilateral congenital blind male was 128.15 ± 11.11 cm3, and cerebellar volume of bilateral congenital blind female was 118.60 ±10.73 cm3. Cerebellar volume for healthy men and women were 132.89 ± 12.51 cm3 and 125.97 ± 10.78 cm3, respectively. It was revealed that cerebellar volume for bilateral congenital blind men was smaller than that of healthy men, but this difference was not significant. On the other hand cerebellar volume of bilateral congenital blind women was significantly smaller than that of healthy women (p<0.05). No asymmetry was detected between right and left side of cerebellum in both bilateral congenital blind and healthy subjects.
RESUMEN
Cuando el ojo y la mano necesitan trabajar de manera combinada, el cerebelo se activa y proporciona la coordinación entre éstos. La atrofia de la corteza cerebelosa aparece con dismetría y movimientos oculares sacádicos. Si no hay estimulantes de la visión, ¿cómo se adapta el cerebelo en esta circunstancia? Se realizó un estudio con sujetos voluntarios, 27 hombres y 16 mujeres con ceguera congénita bilateral los cuales fueron comparados con 35 hombres y 33 mujeres sanas. Se realizó la toma de imágenes resonancia magnética, obteniendo secciones transversales del cerebelo de manera secuencial con espesor de 1,5 mm en el plano coronal. El área superficial aparente del cerebelo observada en las secciones ransversales se calculó mediante el uso del software Onis (Ver. 2,1). Los datos de superficie obtenidos mediante muestreo aleatorio sistemático fueron utilizados para calcular el volumen utilizando el método de Cavalieri. El volumen cerebelar bilateral de los hombres con cegera congénito fue 128,15±11,11 cm3 y mujeres fue 118,60±10,73 cm3. Los volumenes del cerebelo en hombres y mujeres sanos fueron 132,89±12,51 cm3 y 125,97±10,78 cm3, respectivamente. Se reveló que el volumen del cerebelo de los hombres con cegera bilateral congénita fue menor que el de los hombres sanos, pero esta diferencia no fue significativa. Por otro lado el volumen del cerebelo de las mujeres con cegera bilateral congénita fue significativamente menor que el de mujeres sanas (p <0,05). No se detectó asimetría entre el lado derecho e izquierdo del cerebelo, tanto en sujetos con cegera bilateral congénita como sujetos sanos.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Cerebellum / Blindness Type of study: Controlled clinical trial Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Int. j. morphol Journal subject: Anatomy Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Turkey Institution/Affiliation country: Abant Izzet Baysal University/TR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Cerebellum / Blindness Type of study: Controlled clinical trial Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Int. j. morphol Journal subject: Anatomy Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Turkey Institution/Affiliation country: Abant Izzet Baysal University/TR