The double massa intermedia

The double massa intermedia.

BACKGROUND To describe the rare finding of a double massa intermedia (MI). Typically, the MI (interthalamic adhesion) is a single bridge of gray matter connecting the medial surfaces of the thalami. METHODS Twelve formalin- and alcohol-fixed human third ventricles were examined from superior to inferior by fiber dissection technique under ×6 to ×40 magnifications and with the endoscope. RES...

Thalamic Massa Intermedia Duplication in a Dysmorphic 14 month-old Toddler.

The massa intermedia is an inconstant parenchymal band connecting the medial thalami. It may be thickened in various disease processes such as Chiari II malformation or absent in other disease states. However, the massa intermedia may also be absent in up to 30% of normal human brains. To the best of my knowledge, detailed imaging findings of massa intermedia duplication have only been describe...

Nicolò Massa, his family and his fortune.

THE VARIED interests of the Venetian physician Nicolo Massa (d. 1569) found expression in a range of publications on subjects which included anatomy, syphilis, plague and other pestilential fevers, venesection, and logic. Successful as a writer, he was also renowned as a practitioner and as a teacher, though he never held a university chair. He combined a shrewd common sense and an eye to busin...

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Multiple association analysis via simulated annealing (MASSA)

SUMMARY Genome-wide association studies are now technically feasible and likely to become a fundamental tool in unraveling the ultimate genetic basis of complex traits. However, new statistical and computational methods need to be developed to extract the maximum information in a realistic computing time. Here we propose a new method for multiple association analysis via simulated annealing tha...