carotid artery - DocNeuro https://docneuro.com/tag/carotid-artery/ Up-to-date concepts in neurology Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:52:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Cavernous Sinus Anatomy https://docneuro.com/cavernous-sinus-anatomy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cavernous-sinus-anatomy Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:52:18 +0000 https://docneuro.jz7sunfr-liquidwebsites.com/cavernous-sinus-anatomy/ Situated in the midline just above the skull base and bridging the sphenoid and temporal bones, the cavernous sinus is a collection of venous channels that serves as a major conduit for venous drainage in the brain. For instance, the cavernous sinus receives venous drainage from superficial cortical veins and the superior ophthalmic vein, draining […]

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]]> Aberrant Carotid Artery https://docneuro.com/aberrant-carotid-artery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aberrant-carotid-artery Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:44:07 +0000 https://docneuro.jz7sunfr-liquidwebsites.com/aberrant-carotid-artery/ Aberrant course of the internal carotid artery (a-ICA) is a congenital anomaly characterized by the displacement of the ICA posterior and lateral to its expected course. It results from the agenesis of the C1 segment of the distal ICA during embryogenesis, leading to the absence of the vertical portion of the carotid canal and enlargement […]

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