Periventricular means around the
ventricle and may refer to:
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Periventricular leukomalacia
Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is a form of white-matter brain injury, characterized by the necrosis (more often coagulation) of white matter near the lateral ventricles. It can affect newborns and (less commonly) fetuses; premature infant ...
, a disease characterized by the death of the white matter near the cerebral ventricles
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Periventricular nucleus
The periventricular nucleus is a thin sheet of small neurons located in the wall of the third ventricle, a composite structure of the hypothalamus. It functions in analgesia.
It is located in the rostral, intermediate, and caudal regions of t ...
, a composite structure of the hypothalamus
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