the middle lobe connecting the two halves of the cerebellum
Word origin
C19: via New Latin from Latin: worm
Examples of 'vermis' in a sentence
vermis
Compared to placebo, nicotine treatment increased response in the cerebellar vermis.
Korey P Wylie, Jody Tanabe, Laura F Martin, Narin Wongngamnit, Jason R Tregellas 2013, 'Nicotine increases cerebellar activity during finger tapping.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3866129?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Smaller inferior cerebellar vermis measurements were associated with multiple communication-related abnormalities.
A. Wong, T. Chavez, S. O'Neil, J. Votava-Smith, D. Miller, S. delCastillo, A. Panigrahy,L. Paquette 2017, 'Synchronous Aberrant Cerebellar and Opercular Development in Fetuses and Neonateswith Congenital Heart Disease: Correlation with Early Communicative NeurodevelopmentalOutcomes, Initial Experience', American Journal of Perinatology Reportshttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1597934. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
300 μm thick parasagittal slices were prepared from the vermis of the cerebellum.
I. Goudarzi, M.R. Kaffashian, M. Janahmadi, Y. Fathollahi, S. Hajizadeh 2008, 'Enhancement of Purkinje Neuronal Excitability by the Inhibition of Fast Voltage GatedK+ Channel Function in Ataxic Rats ', Cell Journalhttp://celljournal.org/library/upload/article/Jan%20Ahmadi.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Of 25203 fetal biometric measurements, 12167 (48%) measurements of the cerebellar vermis were available.
Pietro Cignini, Maurizio Giorlandino, Pierpaolo Brutti, Lucia Mangiafico, AlessiaAloisi, Claudio Giorlandino 2016, 'Reference Charts for Fetal Cerebellar Vermis Height: A Prospective Cross-SectionalStudy of 10605 Fetuses.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4727931?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The vermis of the cerebellum also responded to monaural sound in subjects with unilateral tinnitus.
Cornelis P. Lanting, Emile de Kleine, Dave R. M. Langers, Pim van Dijk 2014, 'Unilateral Tinnitus: Changes in Connectivity and Response Lateralization Measuredwith fMRI', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0110704. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The numerical density was calculated in flocculus, vermis and hemispherium cerebelli.
Radmila Gudovic, Dusica Maric, Nada Mihic 2006, 'STEREOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF HUMAN CEREBELLAR PURKINJE CELLS IN DEVELOPING BRAIN', Acta Medica Medianaehttp://publisher.medfak.ni.ac.rs/2006-html/1-broj/Stereoloska%20analiza%20Purkinjeovih%20celija%20kore%20malog%20mozga.....pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In one case there was atrophy of the anterior superior part of the vermis.
Marco Aurélio Lana-peixoto, Eustáquio Claret Dos Santos, José Eymard H. Pittella 1992, 'Coma and death in unrecognized wernicke's encephalopathy an autopsy study: estudonecroscópico', Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1992000300012&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This suggests the involvement of the vermis of the cerebellum in unilateral tinnitus.
Cornelis P. Lanting, Emile de Kleine, Dave R. M. Langers, Pim van Dijk 2014, 'Unilateral Tinnitus: Changes in Connectivity and Response Lateralization Measuredwith fMRI', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0110704. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A nearly complete agenesis of the cerebellar vermis was also confirmed.
Chih-Fen Hu, Hueng-Chuen Fan, Cheng-Fu Chang, Chih-Chien Wang, Shyi-Jou Chen 2011, 'Successful Treatment of Dandy–Walker Syndrome by Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomyin a 6-Month-Old Girl With Progressive Hydrocephalus: A Case Report and LiteratureReview', Pediatrics and Neonatologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957210000136. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)