Objectives: The aim of the morphometric study was to examine the range in the normal size of the third ventricle in the North Indian population; males and in females living in Punjab and, assess the existence of its relationship with gender and age; and clinically correlate. Materials and Methods: MRI of 300 subjects living in North India was examined for various morphometric measurements of th...

Melatonin has been implicated in several neurotropic effects, but few studies have investigated the bioavailability of melatonin in the brain. The discovery of periventricular sites of action adjacent to the third ventricle forced us to investigate the dynamics of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) melatonin release and the source of this melatonin. Our first study demonstrated unequivocally that third ...

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OBJECTIVE.Our goal was to determine whether the third ventricle is significantly enlarged among neonates with trisomy 21, compared with infants without clinical signs of trisomy 21. This enlargement might be related to hypoplasia of the structures surrounding the third ventricle. These structures participate in cognitive development, and hypoplasia in this area may be responsible for some of th...