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DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750188
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Microsurgical Anatomy of Middle Cerebral Artery in Northwest Indian Population: A Cadaveric Brain Dissection Study

Srinivasa Rakshith
1   Department of Neurosurgery, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
,
Kedia Shweta
2   Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi, New Delhi, India
,
Salunke Pravin
3   Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Sahni Daisy
4   Department of Anatomy, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Basu Eilene
5   M.S. Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
,
Krishnakutty Muthiraklayil Sareesh Kumar
6   Department of Neurosurgery, Caritas Hospital, Kottayam, Kerala, India
,
Suresh Narain Mathuriya
3   Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Abstract

The introduction of cadaveric dissection of cerebral vasculature as a part of the neurosurgical training module would help the neurosurgical residents to understand the complex neuroanatomy of the brain vasculature and help gain confdence during the surgical procedure.To the best of our knowledge microsurgical anatomical studies of theMCA have not been done among the Northwest Indian population. Anatomical variations of MCA that have not been described before may come in as a surprise during any surgical intervention. Hence, we intend to record the anatomical variations of the MCA anatomy and its implications in contemporary vascular surgery and neurosurgical practice. The objective of this work was to study and compare the microsurgical anatomy and variations of MCA in Northwest Indian cadavers with the available literature.

Keywords

Middle Cerebral Artery - Cadaveric Dissection - Neuroanatomy


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16 July 2024

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