Microsurgical anatomy of the insula and the sylvian fissure

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 891-922

  Tanriover, Necmettin ^a   Rhoton Jr , Albert L ^a   Kawashima, Masatou ^a   Ulm, Arthur J ^a   Yasuda, Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Cerebrovascular system; Insula; Insular vein; Microsurgical anatomy; Middle cerebral artery; Sylvian fissure; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT; BRAIN CORTEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAIN; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; INSULA; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEUROANATOMY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 2042423952     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.100.5.0891     Document Type: Article

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