cerebral mantle


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Noun1.cerebral mantle - the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrumcerebral mantle - the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system
Golgi cell, Golgi's cell - a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter
neocortex, neopallium - the cortical part of the neencephalon
archipallium, paleocortex - the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum
gray matter, gray substance, grey matter, grey substance, substantia grisea - greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons
cortical area, cortical region - any of various regions of the cerebral cortex
cerebrum - anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans
frontal cortex, frontal lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead
prefrontal cortex, prefrontal lobe - the anterior part of the frontal lobe
parietal cortex, parietal lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head
occipital cortex, occipital lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head
temporal ccortex, temporal lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head
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At 19 weeks' gestation, obstetrical ultrasound demonstrated multiple cerebral abnormalities, including thinning of the cerebral mantle with increased extra-axial spaces, enlargement of both frontal horns, dilatation and upward displacement of the third ventricle, dilatation of the frontal horns of the lateral ventricles, and absence of the cavum septum pellucidum.
The schizencephaly classified into two variants by presentation (Type I)--"Fused" left in cerebral mantle as opposed to separated cleft or mantle with concordant "Hydrocephalus" (Type II).
A cleft is formed in the cerebral mantle when neurons fail to migrate from a focal area of the germinal matrix.