Anatomy and clinical relevance of the jugular foramen
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.751Keywords:
skull base, jugular foramen, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, accessory nerve, Vernet syndromeAbstract
The jugular foramen is a hole in the base of the skull located in the posterior cranial fossa, between the occipital bone and the petrous portion of the temporal bone, which lies above and laterally to the foramen magnum. It is crossed by vascular and nervous structures of great clinical importance, and whose lesion results in clinical otorhinolaryngological manifestations, taking as a whole the designation of jugular hole syndrome or Vernet's syndrome.
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