Soviet Medical Encyclopedia

Helweg's Fasciculus

Anatomy, Neurology

Also known as: Helweg's bundle, Spino-olivary tract, Triangular bundle

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Summary

This 1930s encyclopedia article describes Helweg's fasciculus (tractus spino-olivaris or triangular bundle), a nerve tract located in the spinal cord and the lower parts of the medulla oblongata, anterior to Gowers' tract near the emergence of the anterior roots.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

HELWEG'S FASCICULUS (Helweg), tractus spino-olivaris (triangular bundle); is located in the spinal cord and in the lower sections of the medulla oblongata (see figure), placed anterior to Gowers' fasciculus, near the emergence of the anterior roots; it is especially well

Helweg's Fasciculus: figure 1 from the 1928–1936 encyclopedia article

expressed in the upper cervical sections and in the medulla oblongata, whereas toward the cervical enlargement it decreases significantly. It is covered with myelin and this fasciculus is very clearly delineated upwards; the anterior horn is divided. Helweg's bundle

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“Helweg's Fasciculus.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/helwegs-fasciculus/