From the Department of Neurosurgery (S.B., T.R.), Neurocenter of the Southern Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland.
Department of Interventional Neuroradiology (S.S., G.C.), Rothschild Foundation Hospital, Paris, France.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 Oct;41(10):1777-1785. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6739. Epub 2020 Sep 3.
The middle meningeal artery is the major human dural artery. Its origin and course can vary a great deal in relation, not only with the embryologic development of the hyostapedial system, but also because of the relationship of this system with the ICA, ophthalmic artery, trigeminal artery, and inferolateral trunk. After summarizing these systems in the first part our review, our purpose is to describe, in this second part, the anatomy, the possible origins, and courses of the middle meningeal artery. This review is enriched by the correlation of each variant to the related embryologic explanation as well as by some clinical cases shown in the figures. We discuss, in conclusion, some clinical conditions that require detailed knowledge of possible variants of the middle meningeal artery.
脑膜中动脉是人类主要的硬脑膜动脉。其起源和走行与茎乳孔系统的胚胎发育密切相关，而且与颈内动脉、眼动脉、三叉神经动脉和下外侧干的关系也很大。在第一部分总结了这些系统之后，我们的目的是在第二部分描述脑膜中动脉的解剖、可能的起源和走行。通过将每个变体与相关的胚胎学解释以及图中显示的一些临床病例进行关联，使本次综述更加丰富。最后，我们讨论了一些需要详细了解脑膜中动脉可能变异的临床情况。
