Caudate nucleus
The caudate nucleus a paired structure and one of the nuclei that makes up the basal ganglia and is involved in memory and learning. Together with the putamen, is may be referred to as the corpus striatum.
The caudate is located lateral to the wall of the lateral ventricles. It is bound laterally by the anterior crus of the internal capsule.
Related pathology
See also
- basal ganglia T1 hypointensity
- basal ganglia T1 hyperintensity
- basal ganglia T2 hypointensity
- basal ganglia T2 hyperintensity
