The Cerebellopontile Angle, The Blood Supply of the Brain Stem and the Reticular Formation: Anatomical and Functional Correlations Relevant to Surgery of Acoustic Tumors

The cerebellopontile angle and the vascular supply of the adjacent brain stem and cerebellum are susceptible to compression and damage by tumor and may be injured, directly or indirectly, during surgery. Awareness of the normal anatomical features of the region is valuable to the neuropathologist, the neurosurgeon and the neuro-otologist. Following is the first of a two-part presentation which describes the anatomy of the cerebellopontile angle, the vascular supply of the brain stem and its pathophysiology

The Central Tegmental Bundle: An Anatomical And Experimental Study In The Monkey.

PhDAnatomy & physiologyUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studieshttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/181291/2/0008268.pd

Progressive ataxia and hearing loss (left) in a 23-year-old man. A clinico-pathological conference

As part of the scientific program honoring Robert 5. Knighton, M.D., a clinical pathological conference was conducted by Dr. Jose Bebin. Following presentation of the protocol, comments from several discussants included diagnoses of a primary neoplastic process in the brain stem, angioma of the pons, neoplasm or cyst of the posterior fossa, possible angioma on the left side of the brain stem, a viral cerebellitis, an ependymoma, or a medulloblastoma. Together with the case presentation the author offers autopsy findings and a discussion and review of the literature

The Cerebellopontile Angle, The Blood Supply of the Brain Stem and the Reticular Formation — Part II: Anatomical and Functional Correlations Relevant to Surgery of Acoustic Tumors

Present knowledge of the structure, function and pathology of the brain provides a better understanding of the events which lead to postoperative failures in the intracranial surgery of acoustic tumors. Part one of Dr. Bebin\u27s presentation appeared in Volume 16, No. 1 — the Spring issue. In this second part, special reference is made to vascular and respiratory changes and to disturbances of consciousness

Chiasmatic Syndrome: Clinical Pathological Conference

An elderly patient with an unusual cause of Chiasmatic Syndrome is the subject of a CPC which presents the differential diagnosis in detail