Table 1.
Abbreviations of Brainstem Anatomical Regions
| Nuclei | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Barrington’s Nucleus | PRP | Prepositus Nucleus |
| CU | Cuneate Nucleus | SG | Supragenual Nucleus |
| DCO | Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus | SLD | Sublaterodorsal Nucleus |
| DTN | Dorsal Tegmental Nucleus | SPIV | Spinal Vestibular Nucleus |
| ECU | External Cuneate Nucleus | SPVI | Spinal Nucleus of the Trigeminal |
| GRN | Gigantocellular Reticular Nucleus | SUT | Supratrigeminal Nucleus |
| IP | Interposed Nucleus | SUV | Superior Vestibular Nucleus |
| LAV | Lateral Vestibular Nucleus | VN | Vestibular Nucleus |
| LC | Locus Coeruleus | X | Nucleus X |
| LDT | Laterodorsal Tegmental Nucleus | XII | Hypoglossal Nucleus |
| MEV | Mesencephalic Trigeminal Nucleus | Y | Nucleus Y |
| MV | Medial Vestibular Nucleus | ||
| NI | Nucleus Incertus | Ventricles | |
| NTS | Nucleus of the Solitary Tract | V4 | Fourth Ventricles |
| NTSl | Nucleus of the Solitary Tract, lateral | V4r | Fourth Ventricle (Lateral Recess) |
| NTSm | Nucleus of the Solitary Tract, medial | Fiber Tracts | |
| PARN | Parvicellular Reticular Nucleus | arb | Arbor vitae |
| PB | Parabrachial Nuclei | icp | Inferior cerebellar peduncle |
| PCG | Pontine Central Gray | scp | Superior cerebellar peduncle |
| PGRN | Paragigantocellular Reticular Nucleus | sptv | Spinal tract of the trigeminal nerve |
| PGRNd | Paragigantocellular Reticular Nucleus, dorsal | VIIn | Facial nerve |
| PRNr | Pontine Reticular Nucleus | vVIIIn | Vestibular nerve |