The variations of the middle meningeal artery within the middle cranial fossa

Chandler, Simon B.; Derezinski, Clement F.

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“…In the case presented there was no groove starting from the foramen ovale to indicate the passage of the MMA, as in 2 cases (n = 1200), in which the FS was absent, as reported by Chandler and Derezinski [3]. On the basis of the intracranial meningeal grooves observed in our case we can hypothesise that the MMA was of ophthalmic origin, but we cannot specify whether the artery arose directly from the ophthalmic artery stem or from the lacrimal artery, or the groove represents an enlarged channel of otherwise normally …”

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“…A large branch of the ophthalmic artery passed through the SOF and gave off all the other branches of the MMA -left side was normal. Chandler and Derezinski [3] undertook a survey of the origin and course of the MMA in 1,200 hemi-skulls and found only a single case of the anterior division and no case of the main stem of the MMA arising in the orbit. Klisovic et al [18] found 1% incidence of the cases of partial origin of the MMA from the ophthalmic artery in the analysis of 186 skulls.…”

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Unilateral absence of foramen spinosum with bilateral ophthalmic origin of the middle meningeal artery: case report and review of the literature

Cvetko

Bošnjak

2014

Folia Morphol

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Unilateral absence of foramen spinosum with bilateral ophthalmic origin of the middle meningeal artery: case report and review of the literature

Cvetko

Bošnjak

2014

Folia Morphol

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“…Various sources of anomalous origin of the MMA have been reported in the literature (Table 1). [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Some authors have described the anomalous origin of the MMA from the basilar artery. [2][3][4][5][6] The very first case of MMA origin from basilar artery was reported by Altman in 1947 during the postmortem dissection of a 7-month old fetus.…”

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Anomalous Origin of the Middle Meningeal Artery from the Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery

Kuruvilla¹,

Aguwa²,

Lee³

et al. 2010

Journal of Neuroimaging

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Various anastomosis and aberrant origins of the middle meningeal artery (MMA) have been documented in literature. However, there has been no report of its origin from the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) or its branches. In this report, we discuss an anomalous origin of the MMA from the PICA. Also, we discuss the embryological and anatomical development of the MMA. Imaging identification of the origin of the MMA is important while planning surgical and endovascular interventions in the region of the skull base.

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“…Thane (1892) states that the middle meningeal artery occasionally gives off the ophthalmic artery; rarely, the ophthalmic artery may give off the anterior division of the middle meningeal artery and, more rarely, the ophthalmic artery may give off the main stem of the middle meningeal artery itself. Chandler and Derezinski (1935) undertook a survey of the origin and course of the middle meningeal artery in 1,200 hemi-skulls and found only a single case of the anterior division and no case of the main stem of the middle meningeal artery arising in the orbit. Very few cases of the main stem of the middle meningeal artery arising in the orbit have been documented.…”

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An anomalous origin of the middle meningeal artery

Royle

Motson

1973

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

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SUMMARY A human skull is described in which the middle meningeal artery probably arose bilaterally from the lacrimal artery. The branches of the middle meningeal vessels, however, were normal both in their position and distribution. This anomaly is a rare occurrence and is of neurosurgical importance.The skull, which had well-defined bony markings, was that of a 25 to 35 year old male with full dentition and was probably of Asiatic origin. The Cephalic Index was 81-2 (brachycephalic). The bones of the skull were normal and in addition there were bilateral pterion ossicles, five lambdoid sutural bones, and three parietooccipital sutural bones, two on the right and one on the left. The foramina in the base of the skull ( Fig. 1) were symmetrical and within normal limits of size and distribution with the following exceptions: there was bilateral absence of the foramen spinosum, emissary sphenoidal foramen, and foramen meningo-orbitale. The foramen innominatum was present on the right side only.The grooves on the interior of the skull indicated that the main stems of the middle meningeal arteries arose from the lateral limits of the superior orbital fissures (Fig. 2). The origin and distribution of the vessels were bilaterally symmetrical.The main stem of the vessel passed laterally for 17 mm, grooving the greater wing of the sphenoid, and ended by dividing into anterior and posterior divisions, which were normal both in their position and distribution (Fig. 3).In addition to the markings of the middle meningeal vessels, accessory meningeal, anterior and posterior ethmoidal, and some small vessels supplying the anterior and posterior cranial fossae marked the skull bilaterally. DISCUSSIONDavies and Davies (1962) state that the middle meningeal artery normally arises from the first part of the maxillary artery and enters the skull through the foramen spinosum. Its named branches are anterior, posterior, superficial petrosal, superior tympanic, branch to the trigeminal ganglion, temporal and orbital, the latter anastomosing with the recurrent meningeal branch of the lacrimal artery. The middle 874

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The variations of the middle meningeal artery within the middle cranial fossa

Cited by 33 publications

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Unilateral absence of foramen spinosum with bilateral ophthalmic origin of the middle meningeal artery: case report and review of the literature

Unilateral absence of foramen spinosum with bilateral ophthalmic origin of the middle meningeal artery: case report and review of the literature

Anomalous Origin of the Middle Meningeal Artery from the Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery

An anomalous origin of the middle meningeal artery

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