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Structure of foramen magnum

Known as: magnum foramen, Foramen Magnum, Foramen Magnums 
A large orifice in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord enters the cranial cavity.
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Anterior Foramen MagnumAnterior Foramen Magnum MeningiomaBlood supply aspectsForamen Magnum Meningioma

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Review
2012
Review
2012
Surgical management of ventral and ventrolateral foramen magnum meningiomas: report on a 64-case series and review of the literature
Foramen magnum meningioma poses a challenge for neurosurgeons. Prognosis has generally improved with diagnostic and surgical… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Surgical approach to the whole length of the vertebral artery with special reference to the third portion
SummaryA lateral route between the SCM and the lateral border of the internal jugular vein is defined from an anatomical study… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Multi-Slice 3D-CTA – An Improvement Over Single Slice Helical CTA for Cerebral Aneurysms
Summary.Summary. Background and Objective: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the utility of volume rendered multi-slice… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Magnetic resonance for evaluation of neurologic disease in 12 horses.
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was used as a neurodiagnostic modality in the assessment of 12 horses with neurologic disease… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Craniocervical junction tuberculosis: a rare but dangerous disease.
Review
1993
Review
1993
Synovial cyst of dens causing spinal cord compression. Case report
We report a rare case of synovial cyst of the dens (odontoid process) in a 61 year old women with no previous history of trauma… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Subcortical somatosensory evoked potentials to median nerve stimulation.
1. Somatosensory evoked potentials to median nerve stimulation recorded from neck-scalp derivation consisted of four components… 
1983
1983
A critical appraisal of "terminal ventriculostomy" for the treatment of syringomyelia.
The clinical course of 31 patients who underwent attempted excision of the filum terminale and tip of the conus for syringomyelia… 
1977
1977
Developmental abnormalities of the occipital bone in human chondrodystrophies (achondroplasia and thanatophoric dwarfism).
Specific developmental malformations have been demonstrated in the occipital bone of two chondrodysplastic disorders… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Posterior fossa aneurysms simulating tumours
Seven cases of aneurysm of the vertebral and basilar arteries, in which the clinical features suggested a diagnosis of posterior… 
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