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Synonyms: Massa intermedia, interthalamic adhesion
The adhesio interthalamica is a narrow glial bridge within the third ventricle, connecting the two sides of the thalamus at the midline.
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Third ventricle, sagittal view
Sagittal section through the third ventricle. Figure adapted from Albert Rhoton 2002 in Neurosurgery.
Endoscopic view of the third ventricle
Endoscopic view into the third ventricle through a supracerebellar infratentorial approach, showing the interthalamic adhesion, fornix, and anterior commissure. Figure adapted from Rhomberg T and Henry WSS. Microsurgical Resection of a Pineal Cyst via a Paramedian Supracerebellar Infratentorial Approach. World Neurosurgery 185 (2024): 113. DOI 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.02.049