Inferior cerebral veins
Last revised by Craig Hacking on 7 Feb 2023
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Alsahli K, Hacking C, Knipe H, Inferior cerebral veins. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-50994
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Khalid Alsahli
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The inferior cerebral veins drain the inferior surface of the brain 1.
Gross anatomy
The orbital part of the inferior surface drains into the inferior cerebral vein, which in turn drains into the superficial middle cerebral vein and the anterior cerebral vein.
The tentorial part of the inferior surface drains into the inferior cerebral vein, which in turn drains into the base of skull dural venous sinuses and the superficial middle cerebral vein.
References
- 1. A. Halim. Human Anatomy:Volume III: Head, Neck And Brain. ISBN: 9788190656641
- 2. Maria A. Patestas, Leslie P. Gartner. A Textbook of Neuroanatomy. ISBN: 9781118677353
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