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Arterial supply of the upper cranial nerves: A comprehensive review |
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| Authors: | Philipp Hendrix Christoph J. Griessenauer Paul Foreman Mohammadali M. Shoja Marios Loukas R. Shane Tubbs |
| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama;2. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama;3. Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, Grenada;4. Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification, Dundee University, United Kingdom |
| Abstract: | The arterial supply to the upper cranial nerves is derived from a complex network of branches derived from the anterior and posterior cerebral circulations. We performed a comprehensive literature review of the arterial supply of the upper cranial nerves with an emphasis on clinical considerations. Arteries coursing in close proximity to the cranial nerves regularly give rise to small vessels that supply the nerve. Knowledge of the arteries supplying the cranial nerves is of particular importance during surgical approaches to the skull base. Clin. Anat. 27:1159–1166, 2014. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
| Keywords: | arterial supply blood supply cranial nerves |