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Cerebellum and Fourth Ventricle

Cerebellum and Fourth Ventricle CHAPTER 1 Albert L. Rhoton, Jr., M.D. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Key words: Cerebellar artery, Cranial nerve, Fourth ventricle, Intracranial vein, Microsurgical anatomy he posterior cranial fossa, the largest and deepest of the This section on the cerebellum and fourth ventricle will begin three cranial fossae, contains the most complex intracra- at the cerebellar surfaces and progress to the deeper neural Tnial anatomy. Here, in approximately one-eighth the structures. intracranial space, are found the pathways regulating con- sciousness, vital autonomic functions, and motor activities and sensory reception for the head, body, and extremities, in CEREBELLAR SURFACES addition to the centers for controlling balance and gait. Only The cortical surfaces are divided on the basis of the struc- 2 of the 12 pairs of cranial nerves are located entirely outside tures they face, or along which they may be exposed, to make the posterior fossa; the 10 other pairs have a segment within this description more readily applicable to the operative set- the posterior fossa (22, 25) (Fig. 1.1). The posterior fossa is ting (Fig. 1.2). The first surface, the tentorial surface, faces the strategically situated at the outlet of the cerebrospinal fluid tentorium and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Neurosurgery Wolters Kluwer Health

Cerebellum and Fourth Ventricle

Rhoton, Albert L.
Neurosurgery , Volume 47 – Sep 1, 2000
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CHAPTER 1 Albert L. Rhoton, Jr., M.D. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Key words: Cerebellar artery, Cranial nerve, Fourth ventricle, Intracranial vein, Microsurgical anatomy he posterior cranial fossa, the largest and deepest of the This section on the cerebellum and fourth ventricle will begin three cranial fossae, contains the most complex intracra- at the cerebellar surfaces and progress to the deeper neural Tnial anatomy. Here, in approximately one-eighth the structures. intracranial space, are found the pathways regulating con- sciousness, vital autonomic functions, and motor activities and sensory reception for the head, body, and extremities, in CEREBELLAR SURFACES addition to the centers for controlling balance and gait. Only The cortical surfaces are divided on the basis of the struc- 2 of the 12 pairs of cranial nerves are located entirely outside tures they face, or along which they may be exposed, to make the posterior fossa; the 10 other pairs have a segment within this description more readily applicable to the operative set- the posterior fossa (22, 25) (Fig. 1.1). The posterior fossa is ting (Fig. 1.2). The first surface, the tentorial surface, faces the strategically situated at the outlet of the cerebrospinal fluid tentorium and

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