Table 1.

Affected Fetal Brain Region Function.

Division of the affected brain region function (both white and gray matter) following the LPS-induced maternal inflammation. Comparison between the LPS and the Saline groups. Reprinted from Beloosesky et al.,17 Copyright (2013), with permission from Elsevier.

Motor Function Learning and Memory System Sensory Function Emotional System General
Ic (internal capsule) CPu S1 (the somatosensory system) Cingo CC
CPu (dorsal striatum) MS (medial septal nucleus) PirC MS (medial septal nucleus) Thalamic nucleus
M1 (the primary motor cortex) Ect (entorhinal cortex) IL/DTT (infralimbic cortex)
EC MoDG (molecular dentate gyrus BLP (basolateral amygdaloid nucleus)
Sm (Stria medullaris of the thalamus) Sm (stria medullaris of the thalamus)

CC, corpus callosum; CPu, caudate putamen; EC, external capsule; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; NAC, N-acetyl-cysteine.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2017 April; 8(2): e0028. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2017 April 28. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10305