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superior oblique muscle    n. A muscle with origin above the medial margin of the optic canal, with insertion by a tendon passing through the trochlea to the sclera between the superior rectus and lateral rectus muscles, with nerve supply from the trochlear nerve, and whose action directs the pupil of the eye downward and outward.     "superior oblique muscle." The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. Answers.com GuruNet Corp. 07 Jul. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/superior-oblique-muscle

superior oblique muscle   The superior oblique muscle is a muscle in the orbit that causes the eye to look downwards when it is already directed medially
(looking towards the nose).  It is the only muscle supplied by the trochlear nerve. The superior oblique loops through a pulley like structure (the trochlea) to get the desired movement.     "superior oblique muscle." Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 2005. Answers.com GuruNet Corp. 07 Jul. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/superior-oblique-muscle 

Here are SOM related links to abstracts, articles and other citations of material that are informative. Please share these references with your doctor.  It is important to note that these resources are here only because the sources have been generous in giving us permission to link to the information.  Many resources do not allow us to link directly to the document, but permit a link to their main/home page.  In those cases, instructions will accompany the link information.  For those of us with dial-up connections, this can certainly be more work, but it cannot be avoided.



Microvascular compression-MVC
Microvascular decompression surgery-MVD 
 

Preoperative visualization of neurovascular anatomy in trigeminal neuralgia
Journal of Neurosurgery
March 2008, Volume 108, Number 3, Pages 477-482
Drs.
Jonathan Miller
Feridun Acar
Bronwyn Hamilton
Kim Burchiel
Good information on the technique of using BFFE with MR angiography and Gd-enhanced MR images.  Nothing about SOM, however.
http://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/JNS/2008/108/3/0477?prevSearch=allfield%3A%28Microvascular+decompression%29


This is some information regarding MVD surgery that was compiled by one of our previous members.  Please keep in mind that it is his research.
MVD info