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Chapter 2 - Anatomy of the Insula

from Section 1 - The Human Insula from an Epileptological Standpoint

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2022

By
Alexander Hammers
Edited by
Dang Nguyen ,
Jean Isnard  and
Philippe Kahane
Dang Nguyen
Affiliation:
Université de Montréal
Jean Isnard
Affiliation:
Claude Bernard University Lyon
Philippe Kahane
Affiliation:
Grenoble-Alpes University Hospital
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Summary

In this chapter, the insula’s microanatomy, consisting of five main gyri – three anterior short and two posterior long gyri – is described and nomenclature differences from the nineteenth to twenty-first century tabulated to ease communication. The insula’s relationship to neighboring structures is highlighted, as these relationships are important for the exploration of the insula with depth electrodes as part of the presurgical investigation. Quantitative data on the insula’s features (i.e., volumes and extents) are summarized. The chapter finishes with a brief overview of the scarce data on neurotransmitter systems in the insula and the relevance of insular anatomy for the interpretation of functional imaging results with PET.

Keywords

insular anatomymacroanatomymicroanatomyinsular development
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Insular Epilepsies , pp. 11 - 25
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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