Extreme capsule

The extreme capsule (Latin: capsula extrema) is a series of nerve tracts between the claustrum and the insular cortex.[1] It is also described as a thin capsule of white matter as association fibres.[2] The extreme capsule is separated from the external capsule by the claustrum, and the extreme capsule separates the claustrum from the insular cortex, and all these lie lateral to the corpus striatum components.[2][3]

Extreme capsule
Tractography showing extreme capsule fibers
Details
Identifiers
Latin	capsula extrema
NeuroNames	254
NeuroLex ID	nlx_21887
TA98	A14.1.09.552
TA2	5589
FMA	61960
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

From the midline of the brain to the side, the extreme capsule is the outermost from the external capsule and the inner internal capsule.[4]

It is most easily visible in a horizontal section, just lateral to the claustrum.

Additional images

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  Extreme capsule

References

1. Jones, Jeremy. "Extreme capsule | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org". Radiopaedia.
2. Carpenter, M (1985). Core text of neuroanatomy (3rd ed.). Williams & Wilkins. p. 32. ISBN 0683014552.
3. Carpenter, M (1985). Core text of neuroanatomy (3rd ed.). Williams & Wilkins. p. 252. ISBN 0683014552.
4. Haines, D (2008). Neuroanatomy : an atlas of structures, sections, and systems (7th ed.). Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 146. ISBN 9780781763288.

External links

• "Anatomy diagram: 13048.000-2". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01.
• Image at neuropat.dote.hu