AANS Beyond 2021: Scientific Papers Collection-Frontal Aslant Tract and Supplementary motor area syndrome

Frontal Aslant Tract and Supplementary motor area syndrome

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In this video, Nicholas Cedario, a medical student at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, presents the frontosalient tract and its relation to supplementary motor area syndrome. The research was supervised by Dr. Michael Shugarov. Cedario explains how damage to the frontosalient tract can lead to akinetic mutism. The frontosalient tract connects the supplementary motor area to Broca's area and plays a role in initiating movement and speech. The study aimed to determine if preserving the frontosalient tract could prevent supplementary motor area syndrome. The findings showed that avoiding damage to the frontosalient tract significantly reduced transient SMA syndrome cases. Future research on the connectomic architecture could enhance cognitive mobility after brain tumor surgery.

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Nicholas Cedario

frontosalient tract

supplementary motor area syndrome

Dr. Michael Shugarov

akinetic mutism