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. 2019 Jul 23;11(7):e5216. doi: 10.7759/cureus.5216

Video 2. 3D (stereoscopic) video of head positioning for a pterional approach.

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The patient’s head is elevated above the level of the heart, rotated 15 degrees away from the side of the aneurysm, and secured using a three-pin skull fixation device. The head is also extended 20 degrees to make the malar eminence the highest point in the surgical field.