Neuroanatomy: The added value of the Klingler method

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2016

Autores

Silva, SM (Autor) FMUP; Andrade, JP (Autor) FMUP

Revista

Título: ANNALS OF ANATOMY-ANATOMISCHER ANZEIGER

Vol. 208

Páginas: 187-193

ISSN: 0940-9602

Editora: Elsevier

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 30 Citações

Scopus - 30 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00M-8BY

DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2016.06.002

Abstract (EN): Undergraduate neuroanatomy students are usually not able to achieve a clear comprehension of the spatial relationships existing between the white matter fiber tracts in spite of numerous neuroanatomy textbooks, atlaes and multimedia tools. The objective of this paper is to show the educational value of the application of the Klingler fiber dissection technique and the use of these dissections in the understanding of the three-dimensional intrinsic anatomy of the brain white matter for medical students. Four formalin-fixed brains were dissected using the Klingler methodology in order to reveal the inner anatomical organization of the brain white matter. The most important fiber systems were dissected and their relationships to the cerebral and cerebellar gray matter structures visualized. These dissections were used as a learning tool in teaching the brain white matter structural and topographical connectivity. The white matter fiber systems were presented to undergraduate medical students during a neuroanatomy course. They observed and manipulated the dissected specimens leading to a thorough understanding of the configuration and location of the white matter fiber tracts, and their relationships to the ventricular system and gray matter structures. Subsequently, students were asked to answer a survey concerning the importance of the utilization of this material in their understanding of the three-dimensional intrinsic anatomy of the brain white matter. The knowledge acquired with this technique, complemented by conventional formalin-fixed sections may improve the neuroanatomical knowledge and future retention of medical students.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 7