Superficial cerebral veins

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Superficial cerebral veins
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Latin venae superficiales cerebri
TA98 A12.3.06.002
TA2 4902
FMA 70862
Anatomical terminology

The superficial cerebral veins are a group of cerebral veins in the head. The superficial veins of the brain are those veins that are close to the surface of the brain. [1]

This group includes the superior cerebral veins, the superficial middle cerebral vein, the inferior cerebral veins, the inferior anastomotic vein and the superior anastomotic vein. [2] The superior group empty into the superior sagittal sinus, and inferior sagittal sinus, and the inferior group empty into the transverse sinuses and the cavernous sinuses. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Hufnagle, John J.; Tadi, Prasanna (2023), "Neuroanatomy, Brain Veins", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID   31536212 , retrieved 2023-12-04
  2. ↑ Mudgal, Prashant. "Cerebral veins | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org". Radiopaedia. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  3. ↑ Nanda, Anil (2018-09-12). Complications in Neurosurgery E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 102. ISBN   978-0-323-51050-9.


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