CT and MR imaging of the brain and gallium-67 scintigraphy showed an enhancing, gallium-avid mass in the left middle cranial fossa of a 10-year-old girl. Craniotomy revealed an inflammatory mass related to the left trigeminal nerve. The lesion contained rodlike bacteria, and serologic tests were positive for cat-scratch disease. Neurologic involvement in cat-scratch disease is uncommon, and the...

Dislocation of the mandibular condyle into middle cranial fossa is a rare event with only 59 cases having been reported in English literature. The common etiology road traffic accident. Epidemiology wise this injury found commonly children and young adults. This has attributed to undeveloped being small rounded. In report we present case central dislocation 20 year old female patient sustained ...

In spite of the development of a superior (middle cranial fossa) and posterior (translabyrinthine) approach to the temporal bone, tumours situated in the infralabyrinthine and apical compartments of the pyramid and surrounding base of the skull were still a challenge for neurosurgeons and otologists as well. The infratemporal fossa approach closes the existing gap in the surgical management of ...

conclusion our results concerning cranium morphometry support the theory that hypoplastic posterior cranial fossa due to mesodermal insufficiency may play a role in the etiology of tonsillar herniation. results in individuals with tonsillar herniation, while the front-back diameter of the foramen magnum, the cerebellum height, and the sagittal diameter of the cerebellum increased, the maximum c...

The skull base is one of the most complex anatomical regions and forms the floor of the cranial cavity. Skull base surgery involves open, microscopic, and endoscopic approaches to the anterior, middle, or posterior cranial fossa. A multispecialty team approach is essential in treating patients with skull base lesions. Traditionally, rhinologists are involved in providing access to anterior skul...

Variations of the posterior fossa blood supply are relatively uncommon but should be borne in mind by the clinician. We present two unusual cases of posterior cranial fossa blood supply and review the literature regarding such abnormalities. Both cases demonstrated a lack of the vertebrobasilar system to varying degrees. Such arterial variations as present herein should be known to the clinicia...