The antero-medial triangle: The risk for cranial nerves ischemia at the cavernous sinus lateral wall. Anatomic cadaveric study

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 682-686

  Conti, M ^a   Prevedello, D M ^c   Madhok, R ^c   Faure, A ^b   Ricci, U M ^a   Schwarz, A ^a   Robert, R ^b   Kassam, A B ^c  

^a Section of Neurological Surgery of Bolzano   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; Cranial nerves; Microsurgical anatomy; Ophthalmoplegia; Superior orbital fissure artery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; CADAVER; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CRANIAL NERVE; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; CRANIOTOMY; DOLENC TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MICROSURGERY; ORBITAL FISSURE ARTERY; PHOTOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

CADAVER; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CRANIAL NERVES; CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 46949103339     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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