Wednesday 17 October 2007

Auditory nerve vascular compression

Location of abberent vessel within the IAM (from medial to lateral):
1. Root entry zone of auditory nerve to the brainstem
2. Cisternal
3. Porus - mouth of IAM
4. IAC - within canal

Vessels crossing:
AICA
PICA

Likelyhood of compression:
? subjective