The intracranial course of the abducens nerve

TEKDEMİR İ., Deda H., Tuna Karahan S., Arinci K.

Turkish Neurosurgery, cilt.6, sa.3-4, ss.96-102, 1996 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 3-4
  • Basım Tarihi: 1996
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Neurosurgery
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.96-102
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Abducens nerve, Cavernous sinus, Dorello's canal, Internal carotid artery, Nerve injury
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Because of its long intracranial course, the abducens nerve can easily be injured due to the internal carotid artery aneurysm, Gradenigo's syndrome or surgical trauma. Therefore the intracranial course of this nerve is important. In this study, we used 42 dry skulls, 8 fixed and 4 fresh cadavres. We found the subarachnoidal segment to be 13.00±1.19 mm, the intradural segment 7.6±0.95 mm and the intracavernous segment 22.8±2.1 mm in length. Furthermore we measured the distances and discussed the relation of the abducens nerve with the clivus region and other neighbouring structures.