Acknowledgement
Authors would like to thank Prof. Alberto Prats Galino and Matteo de Notaris for their kindness. Pictures 1.12, 1.28 (inferior-right), 1.32 (superior-right), 1.34 (inferior-left), 1.37 (inferior), 1.49 (right), 3.78 (inferior), 3.80, 3.84 have been taken in the Laboratory of Surgical Neuroanatomy (LSNA), Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona (Head Prof. Alberto Prats Galino).
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Contents
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Cervical Segment ............................................................................ |
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Anatomic Layout .................................................................... |
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1.1.1 |
Proximal Segment...................................................... |
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1.1.2 |
Cranial Segment......................................................... |
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1.1.3 |
Jugular Foramen Region ............................................ |
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1.2 |
Anatomic Pictures................................................................... |
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Skull Base Segment......................................................................... |
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2.1 |
Anatomic Layout .................................................................... |
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2.1.1 |
Gross Anatomy .......................................................... |
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2.1.2 |
Neural Structures ....................................................... |
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2.1.3 |
Vascular Branches...................................................... |
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2.2 |
Anatomic Pictures................................................................... |
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Intracranial Segment...................................................................... |
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Cavernous Segment .......................................................................... |
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3.1 |
Anatomic Layout .................................................................... |
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3.1.1 |
Gross Anatomy .......................................................... |
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3.1.2 |
Neural Structures ....................................................... |
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3.1.3 |
Vascular Branches...................................................... |
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3.2 |
Anatomic Pictures................................................................... |
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Supracavernous Segment .................................................................. |
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3.3 |
Anatomic Layout .................................................................... |
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3.3.1 |
Clinoidal Segment...................................................... |
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3.3.2 Cisternal or Supraclinoidal Segment ......................... |
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3.3.3 |
Vascular Branches...................................................... |
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3.4 |
Anatomic Pictures................................................................... |
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References......................................................................................... |
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Index........................................................................................................ |
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