title: [Intracisternal length of the trigeminal nerve].
abstract: The mean length of the fifth nerve in the posterior fossa is 13.38 mm (medial portion) and 12.01 mm (lateral portion). Measurements of the triangular part of the trigeminal nerve, its branches and its central (vulnerable) part, are also described.
mesh_terms: D003391:Cranial Nerves / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D011149:Pons / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
vernacular_title: Uber die intrazisternale Länge des N. trigeminus.