A vertebral artery tortuous course below the posterior arch of the atlas (without passing through the transverse foramen): Anatomical report and clinical significance

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 183-187

  Jian, F Z ^a,b   Santoro, A ^b,c   Wang, X W ^a   Passacantili, E ^b   Seferi, A ^b   Liu, S S ^a  

^a BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atlas; Transverse foramen; Vertebral artery, abnormalities

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ATLAS; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DURA MATER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; POSTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SYMPTOM; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

AGED; ATLAS; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 1942539282     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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