[Morphological anatomy of the cranial nerves in their cisternal segment (III-XII)]

P Mercier; G Brassier; H-D Fournier; M Delion; X Papon; P Lasjaunias

doi:10.1016/j.neuchi.2009.01.019

[Morphological anatomy of the cranial nerves in their cisternal segment (III-XII)]

Neurochirurgie. 2009 Apr;55(2):78-86. doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2009.01.019. Epub 2009 Mar 27.

[Article in French]

Authors

P Mercier¹, G Brassier, H-D Fournier, M Delion, X Papon, P Lasjaunias

Affiliation

¹ Laboratoire d'anatomie, faculté de médecine, rue Haute-de-Reculée, 49045 Angers cedex, France. phmercier@chu-angers.fr

PMID: 19328500
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2009.01.019

Abstract

One hundred brains (first injected in cerebral arteries and veins with latex neoprene or India ink and studied under optic magnification) illustrate this anatomic chapter concerning the microsurgical anatomy of the cisternal segment, the neurovascular relationships, and the blood supply of the IIIrd to the XIIth cranial nerves.

Publication types

English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Abducens Nerve / anatomy & histology
Cisterna Magna / anatomy & histology*
Cranial Nerves / anatomy & histology*
Glossopharyngeal Nerve / anatomy & histology
Humans
Hypoglossal Nerve / anatomy & histology
Oculomotor Nerve / anatomy & histology
Trigeminal Nerve / anatomy & histology
Trochlear Nerve / anatomy & histology
Vestibular Nerve / anatomy & histology