Additionally, brain CT, which for decades has been the most readily ... obstructive hydrocephalus with consequent herniation (figure 1). Figure 1 Anatomy of the posterior fossa: normal appearance ...

The functional approach to venous anatomy requires integration of the traditional static anatomic features of the system—deep, superficial, posterior fossa, medullary veins ... concerns ...

Could it be possible that someone is a better reader because of their brain anatomy? A study published in Neuroimage shows the brain structure of readers, explaining why some people excel at reading.

It’s impossible to overstate the importance of our brain. The organ, housed inside the skull and protected by a bony covering called the cranium, controls thought, memory, emotion, vision, and ...

If your posterior fossa is too small, it may cause your brain to push against and down ... fetal sonography during the second-trimester anatomy check. Your obstetrician can then use fetal MRI ...

Chiari malformation, an anomaly of the posterior cranial fossa, also known as Arnold ... subdural collections, a brain tumor, or an arachnoid cyst, with a tumor or cyst particularly implicated ...

Retrosigmoid craniotomy is a surgical approach that can treat brain tumors, lesions, and other health conditions that affect the posterior fossa, an area at the back of the skull. Approaches like ...

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A marker of Dandy-Walker syndrome is the presence of a posterior fossa cyst. The condition may result in brain and central nervous system abnormalities. Hydrocephalus occurs in a majority of cases.

Additionally, great neurosurgeons of our present and past are remembered for their unique methods of treating diseases in the middle fossa. The following article reviews the surgical anatomy of the ..