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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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Anatomical conduit
Anterior Foramen MagnumAnterior Foramen Magnum MeningiomaBlood supply aspectsForamen Magnum Meningioma

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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… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Consequences of cranial vault expansion surgery for craniosynostosis.
Remodelling the cranial vault in an attempt to increase the intracranial volume and thus control intracranial hypertension… 
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… 
1982
1982
Unexpected Death of Children with Achondroplasia after the Perinatal Period
This report describes six cases of achondroplasia, four of whom died unexpectedly in early childhood. Clinical details and… 
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… 
1972
1972
Vertical subluxation of the axis in rheumatoid arthritis.
Involvement of the upper cervical spine in rheumatoid arthritis is now well documented and recognized as a common feature of the… 
Review
1951
Review
1951
Tumors of the spinal cord associated with choking of the optic disks.
BILATERAL choking of the optic disk has been demonstrated to be caused at times by high-lying tumors of the cervical portion of… 
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