title: Anatomy of Liliequist's membrane.
abstract: The anatomy of Liliequist's membrane was studied in seven adult human cadavers by a technique that preserves the cisternal shape, stains arachnoid membranes violet, and fills the arteries with red gelatin. Our findings suggest the following about Liliequist's membrane: it is located between the interpeduncular cistern posteriorly, the carotid cisterns anterolaterally, and the chiasmatic cistern anteromedially; it is attached laterally to the mesial surface of the temporal lobe above the tentorial edge; it lies posterior to the infundibulum; and it presents a free edge between the optic tract and the temporal uncus.
authors.affiliation: Sao Jose Hospital Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Brasil
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001099:Arachnoid / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001111:Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002946:Cisterna Magna / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D009802:Oculomotor Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012016:Reference Values; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000033:anatomy & histology