Parahippocampal gyrus
Last revised by Zander Hendrik Engelbrecht
on 1 Mar 2022
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Citation:
Goel A, Engelbrecht Z, Gan C, et al. Parahippocampal gyrus. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 17 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-34427
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34427
Article created:
19 Feb 2015,
Ayush Goel
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Last revised:
1 Mar 2022,
Zander Hendrik Engelbrecht
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- Parahippocampal gyri
The parahippocampal gyrus is a cortical ridge in the medial temporal lobe, located superior to the tentorium. Anteriorly it curves to form the uncus of the temporal lobe and posteriorly it appears continuous with the lingual gyrus.
It covers the the hippocampus medially and amygdala anteromedially. Inferolaterally it is bounded by the collateral sulcus.
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References
- 1. Blaizot X, Martinez-Marcos A, Arroyo-Jimenez Md Mdel M et-al. The parahippocampal gyrus in the baboon: anatomical, cytoarchitectonic and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies. Cereb. Cortex. 2004;14 (3): 231-46. Pubmed citation
- 2. Last RJ, McMinn RMH. Last's Anatomy Regional and Applied. 9th ed. New York: Churchill Livingstone; 2003. p. 581.
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