title: Clinical importance of the middle meningeal artery.
abstract: Middle meningeal artery (MMA)is an important branch which supplies among others cranial dura mater. It directly attaches to the cranial bones (is incorporated into periosteal layer of dura mater), favors common injuries in course of head trauma. This review describes available data on the MMA considering its varability, or treats specific diseases or injuries where the course of MMA may have clinical impact.
authors.forename: Przemyslaw
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chmielewski
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. jskrzat@poczta.onet.pl.
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skrzat
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walocha
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000628:therapy*; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply*; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy*; D008576:Meningeal Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*