Katona Ferenc, Berényi Marianne
Svábhegyi Allami Gyermekgyógyintézet, Fejlódésneurológiai Osztály, 1121 Budapest, Mártonhegyi út 6.
Ideggyogy Sz. 2003 Nov 20;56(11-12):422-9.
The vestibulospinal system plays determining role in the activation processes of elementary sensorymotor patterns characterised by the verticalization of the trunk and elevation of the head. In the thirties of the last century János Szentágothai proved that axons of the vestibulospinal tract reach the cervical and thoracic spinal cord and innervate the muscles of the neck. Later he verified existence of various connections among the labyrinth, the vestibular system, and the motor nuclei of the III., IV. and the VI. cranial nerves. His studies explain the functional neuroanatomic background of sitting up, sitting and balancing in the air, head-elevation and head control during the execution of a special elementary sensorymotor pattern: "sitting in air". All these functions can be activated by labyrinthine stimulation long before the maturation of the corticospinal tract.
前庭脊髓系统在以躯干垂直和抬头为特征的基本感觉运动模式的激活过程中起决定性作用。上世纪三十年代，雅诺什·圣塔戈泰证明前庭脊髓束的轴突到达颈髓和胸髓，并支配颈部肌肉。后来，他证实了迷路、前庭系统与第三、第四和第六对脑神经的运动核之间存在各种联系。他的研究解释了在执行一种特殊的基本感觉运动模式“空中坐立”时，坐起、在空中坐立和平衡、抬头以及头部控制的功能性神经解剖学背景。在皮质脊髓束成熟之前很久，所有这些功能都可通过迷路刺激激活。
