This atlas illustrates the anatomical structures of the upper basal
cisterns, their topography and relationship to other intra- and
extradural structures. The author expands his well-established efforts
to convey his outstanding neuroanatomical knowledge to the basal
cisterns. His famous anatomical drawings are based upon anatomical
preparations, cadaver dissections and intraoperative pictures, in order
to point out important aspects concerning microsurgical and endoscopic
approaches to these parts of the brain.
Microsurgical and endoscopic interventions continue to show a
significant development at present. They require a profound knowledge of
the neuroanatomical circumstances the surgeon will find during the
intervention.