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OBJECTIVE To provide computed tomographic reference for the infralabyrinthine approach to the internal auditory canal.METHODS Temporal bone CT images of forty patients(80 sides) were randomly selected without ear lesions,and some relative structures were observed and measured.RESULTS The mean distance from the inferior edge of the posterior semicircular canal to the superior edge of the jugular bulb was (4.69±2.91)mm left and (3.10±3.01)mm right,the mean thickness of the bone inferior to the posterior semicircular canal was (0.92 ± 0.37)mm left and (0.69 ± 0.37)mm right,the mean distance from the vertical portion of the facial nerve to the anterior edge of the sigmoid sinus was (8.66±2.71)mm left and (7.74± 1.99)mm right,the mean distance from the superior edge of the jugular bulb to the internal auditory canal was (6.32 ± 2.88)mm left and (5.39 ± 2.61) mm right,the mean distance from the superior edge of the jugular bulb to the single foramen was (6.82 ± 3.02)mm left and (5.84 ± 2.82)mm right,the mean distance from the external aperture of vestibular aqueduct tothe posterior edge of internal acoustic porus was (14.38 ± 2.56)mm left and (14.12±2.76)mm right,the mean distance from the external aperture of vestibular aqueduct tothe midpoint of internal auditory canal was (12.02 ± 2.46)mm left and (11.91 ± 2.53)mm right.There were statistical differences in distances of different sides among the anterior three groups,no statistical differences were seen in distances of different sides among the posterior four groups.CONCLUSION The temporal bone CT images are helpful to the infralabyrinthine approach to the internal auditory canal.
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@#Objective To observe the course of motor related activation cortex after unilateral subcortical ischemic stroke. Methods6 healthy volunteers and 3 patients with solitary lacunar infarction in subcortical region underwent blood-oxygen level dependent functional MRI （BOLD-fMRI） as a block design of sequential finger tapping task. The data were analyzed with Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM2). The activated voxels and the laterality index (LI) were calculated. The patients were assessed with the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of upper limb after scanning, and were scanned again 8 months after stroke. ResultsThe activated cortices in patients were more extensive than that of volunteers. In the early stage of stroke, the activation cortex involved the bilateral sensory motor cortex (SMC) in all the patients, but various in other regions. In the late stage, the ipsilateral activations decreased while the contralateral activation increased in SMC. The LI of hemisphere, SMC, and M1 is higher than the early stage. ConclusionThe motor related activation gradually localized to the contralateral SMC with motor function recovery.