Editing Caudate nucleus (section)

===Caudate resection===
The caudate nucleus is sometimes [[Resection (surgery)|surgically resected]] to treat [[glioma]] that has infiltrated the structure.<ref name="pmid32311569">{{cite journal | vauthors = Çırak M, Yağmurlu K, Kearns KN, Ribas EC, Urgun K, Shaffrey ME, Kalani MY | title = The Caudate Nucleus: Its Connections, Surgical Implications, and Related Complications | journal = World Neurosurg | volume = 139 | issue = | pages = e428–e438 | date = July 2020 | pmid = 32311569 | doi = 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.027 | url = }}</ref> Opinions in this area are mixed about resecting the caudate, with some authors reporting relatively few deficits upon caudate removal, and others recommending against removal due to poor cognitive and behavioral outcomes, for instance [[abulia]].<ref name="pmid32311569" /><ref name="pmid12186465">{{cite journal | vauthors = Duffau H, Denvil D, Capelle L | title = Absence of movement disorders after surgical resection of glioma invading the right striatum | journal = J Neurosurg | volume = 97 | issue = 2 | pages = 363–9 | date = August 2002 | pmid = 12186465 | doi = 10.3171/jns.2002.97.2.0363 | url = }}</ref><ref name="pmid30673344">{{cite journal | vauthors = Müller DM, Robe PA, Eijgelaar RS, Witte MG, Visser M, de Munck JC, Broekman ML, Seute T, Hendrikse J, Noske DP, Vandertop WP, Barkhof F, Kouwenhoven MC, Mandonnet E, Berger MS, De Witt Hamer PC | title = Comparing Glioblastoma Surgery Decisions Between Teams Using Brain Maps of Tumor Locations, Biopsies, and Resections | journal = JCO Clin Cancer Inform | volume = 3 | issue = 3| pages = 1–12 | date = January 2019 | pmid = 30673344 | pmc = 6873995 | doi = 10.1200/CCI.18.00089 | url = }}</ref>