Tülin ŞEN, S. Tuna KARAHAN, Ali Fuat ESMER, Eray TÜCCAR

The relationships between the superior cerebellar artery and trochlear nerve

Trochlear sinir felci kafa travmaları, çeşitli enfeksiyonlar, damarsal nedenler veya neoplazilere bağlı olarak gelişebilir. Pekçok vakada sinir felcinin nedeni açıkça ortaya konamamıştır. Biz bu çalışmada 35 kadavra beyni üzerinde superior cerebellar arter (SCA) ile trochlear sinir arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırdık. Trochlear sinir incelediğimiz bütün hemisferlerde SCA veya ana dalları ile temas halindeydi. Bu çalışmada SCA ile trochlear sinir arasındaki anatomik ilişki araştırılmıştır.

Superior cerebellar arter ve trochlear sinir arasındaki ilişki

Trochlear nerve palsy has been based on head trauma, various inflammatory and infectious disorders, vascular diseases and neoplasms. In many cases cause of the nerve palsy unclear. We examined in relationship of the superior cerebellar artery (SCA) with the trochlear nerve in 35 cadaveric brains. The trochlear nerves were in contact with main trunk of the SCAs or its branches in all hemispheres. The anatomic relationships between the SCA and the trochlear nerve were observed in this study.

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