Vestibular Nucleus, Lateral

**Definition:** Vestibular nucleus lying immediately superior to the inferior vestibular nucleus and composed of large multipolar nerve cells. Its upper end becomes continuous with the superior vestibular nucleus.

**Tree numbers:** - A08.186.211.132.810.428.600.800.800 - A09.923.375.800

**Synonyms:** - Lateral Vestibular Nucleus - Deiter's Nucleus - Nucleus Vestibularis Lateralis - Nucleus Vestibularis Magnocellularis - Nucleus of Deiters - Deiter Nucleus