Neural-dural transition at the medial anterior cranial base: An anatomical and histological study with clinical applications

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 362-365

  Dare, Amos O ^a   Balos, Lucy L ^b   Grand, Walter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anatomical study; Cerebrospinal fluid fistula; Cranial base; Histopathological study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARACHNOID; ARTICLE; BONE; BRAIN ARACHNOID; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TUMOR; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; CRIBRIFORM PLATE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DURA MATER; ETHMOID BONE; FAT BODY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MENINGITIS; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; NEURAL DURAL TRANSITION; NEUROANATOMY; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; PARANASAL SINUS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PERICRANIUM; PERIOSTEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKULL BASE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0042845988     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.99.2.0362     Document Type: Article

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