Functional Anatomy of the Cranial Nerves
3 Functional Anatomy of the Cranial Nerves Twelve Pairs of Cranial Nerves Review the anatomic relationship of the 12 pairs of cranial nerves (CNs) that pertain to the skull base…
Skull Base Imaging
5 Skull Base Imaging Interaction of the Radiologist and Surgeon • The radiologist is an active member of the skull base team and has a very important role in the…
Neuro-Ophthalmology
10 Neuro-Ophthalmology Of the manifold symptoms which may be produced by an intracranial growth, none are of greater interest and none of greater importance than the various disturbances on the…
Anterior Skull Base Surgery
19 Anterior Skull Base Surgery Tumors of the Anterior Skull Base • The most common primary tumors in the anterior skull base (ASB) are meningiomas (~ 20% of intracranial tumors,…
Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula in Skull Base Surgery
32 Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula in Skull Base Surgery Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, or CSF fistula, is the direct passage of CSF from the subarachnoid space to lower pressure areas, often…
Pediatric Skull Base
36 Pediatric Skull Base Skull base development is a dynamic process owing its complexity to the progressively changing relative size and orientation of the anterior, middle, and posterior cranial fossae…
Dural Sinus Management
26 Dural Sinus Management In skull base surgery, and especially in the posterior skull base approaches, it is of paramount importance to manage the dural sinuses, bridging veins (e.g., tentorial,…
