"Cranial Fossa, Middle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The compartment containing the anterior extremities and half the inferior surface of the temporal lobes (TEMPORAL LOBE) of the cerebral hemispheres. Lying posterior and inferior to the anterior cranial fossa (CRANIAL FOSSA, ANTERIOR), it is formed by part of the TEMPORAL BONE and SPHENOID BONE. It is separated from the posterior cranial fossa (CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR) by crests formed by the superior borders of the petrous parts of the temporal bones.
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D035301
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.456.830.165 A02.835.232.781.750.165
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cranial Fossa, Middle" by people in Profiles.
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Trigeminal Neuralgia Secondary to Meckel's Cave Meningoencephaloceles: A Systematic Review and Illustrative Case. Neurol India. 2022 May-Jun; 70(3):857-863.
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Intracranial Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma: Case Report and Literature Review. World Neurosurg. 2016 Dec; 96:403-409.
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New considerations in the cause of spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea. Otol Neurotol. 2010 Aug; 31(6):940-5.
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Oblique transsphenoethmoidal approach to the cavernous sinus. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2008 Oct; 48(10):433-8; discussion 438-9.
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Cranial neuropathies after intracranial Photofrin-photodynamic therapy for malignant supratentorial gliomas-a report on 3 cases. Surg Neurol. 2008 Aug; 70(2):190-3.