Guillain-Mollaret triangle

The Guillain-Mollaret triangle represents a functional connection between three core groups in the cerebellum or brain stem , which are important for coordination of movements. It was named after Georges Guillain and Pierre Mollaret , two 20th century French neurologists .

The nuclei involved are the ruber nucleus in the midbrain , which projects over the central tegmental tract to the lower olive . This in turn projects via the climbing fibers to the dentate nucleus of the cerebellum. These fibers run through the lower cerebellar stalk ( Pedunculus cerebellaris inferior ). Through the feedback of the Ncl. dentatus to the Ncl. ruber - these fibers then run over the upper cerebellar stalk ( Pedunculus cerebellaris superior ) - the Guillain-Mollaret triangle closes.

literature

• whonamedit.com

• Ali Çağlar Turgut, R. Shane Tubbs, Mehmet Turgut: Georges Charles Guillain (1876–1961) and Pierre Mollaret (1898–1987) and their legacy to neuroanatomy: the forgotten triangle of Guillain-Mollaret. In: Child's Nervous System. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2019, DOI: 10.1007 / s00381-018-04033-8 .

• Martin Trepel: Neuroanatomy . 4th edition. Urban & Fischer Verlag / Elsevier GmbH, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-437-41298-1 .