middle meningeal artery

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Related to middle meningeal artery: Accessory meningeal artery, Middle meningeal nerve

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middle meningeal artery - branch of the maxillary artery; its branches supply meninges

arteria meningea, meningeal artery - any of three arteries supplying the meninges of the brain and neighboring structures

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In the present study, we showed that compound 48/80 induced dural mast cell degranulation leads to vasodilation of middle meningeal artery and its anterior and posterior branches.

Mast Cell Degranulation Mediates Compound 48/80-Induced Meningeal Vasodilatation Underlying Migraine Pain/Mast Hucre Degranulasyonu Compound 48/80 ile Tetiklenmis Migren Agrisinin Altinda Yatan Meningeal Vazodilatasyona Aracilik Ediyor

The most commonly targeted feeder is the middle meningeal artery followed by the occipital artery and superficial temporal artery.

4D-CTA and preoperative embolization of large intraosseous meningioma

Panoramic view of the dissection of the left infratemporal fossa showing the origin of the accessory meningeal artery (AMA) from the middle meningeal artery (MMA).

Unusual Origin and Relations of the Accessory Meningeal Artery--A Case Report/Origen Inusual y Relaciones de la Arteria Meningea Accesoria--Reporte de un Caso

The origination of this hematoma occurs either from the traumatic injury to temporal lobes resulting in middle meningeal artery braches laceration or tear or fracture of occipital bones with secondary injury to transverse sinus 13 .

CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND OUTCOME OF TRAUMATIC EPIDURAL HEMATOMAS IN POSTERIOR FOSSA: STUDY OF 34 CASES

His paper on anomalous middle meningeal artery, in the bilateral absence of foramen spinosum was a case of a single skull.