These include dysesthesia ( abnormal sensation ), urinary retention and ( for bilateral cervical cordotomy ) apnoea during sleep ( acquired central hypoventilation syndrome ) caused by inadvertent division of the reticulospinal tracts.
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The descending rubrospinal tract and reticulospinal tract originate in the red nucleus and reticular formation ( which is closely associated with the central tegmental tract ) respectively, thereby providing the mechanism by which this circuit exerts its effects on spinal cord motor activity.
