Posterior fossa emissary veins are valveless veins that pass through cranial apertures. They participate in extracranial venous drainage of the posterior fossa dural sinuses. The mastoid emissary vein, condylar veins, occipital emissary vein, and petrosquamosal sinus are the major posterior fossa emissary veins. We believe that posterior fossa emissary veins can be detected by radiologists befo...

We examined the dorsal lingual surfaces of an adult Patagonian cavy (Dolichotis patagonum) by scanning electron microscopy. The tongue of the Patagonian cavy is about 8 cm long and the lingual body had lingual prominence on the posterior third. There were no fungiform papillae in the lingual dorsal surface. The fungiform papillae were observed in both lateral sides of the lingual apex. The fili...

It has been alleged that radioisotope scanning of posterior fossa lesions is of little value (1-8) or at best, difficult (9,10) and frequently unrewarding (11). Some clinics even report the virtual abandonment of posterior fossa scanning (12,13). On the other hand, there are those who maintain that scanning of the posterior fossa is a worthwhile adjunct in the evaluation of lesions in that re g...

Posterior fossa syndrome is characterized by cerebellar dysfunction, oromotor/oculomotor apraxia, emotional lability and mutism in patients after infratentorial injury. The underlying neuroanatomical substrates of posterior fossa syndrome are unknown, but dentatothalamocortical tracts have been implicated. We used pre- and postoperative neuroimaging to investigate proximal dentatothalamocortica...

The maxilary nerve can be block in the pterygopalatine fossa, entering from oral cavity via greater palatine canal. The aim of this study was to analyse the volume of the pterygopalatine fossa and its relationship with upper facial height and cephalic indexes. In 71 human adults skulls, without sex distinction, was determined the volume of the pterygopalatine fossa and cephalic and upper facial...

Until recently, angiography has been of little help in the diagnosis of mass lesions of the posterior fossa. Advances in neuroradiology have now made posterior fossa angiography the procedure of choice in many cases. The anatomy and radiography of the veins of the posterior fossa have been detailed by Huang and Wolf (1965, 1966). Reports of angiographic (especially venographic) features of post...