Vein of Galen

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Velum interpositum. |- style="text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure" | colspan="2" |

|- style="text-align: center; line-height: 1;" class="hiddenStructure" | colspan="2" | |- class="hiddenStructure" |Latin |colspan="2"| |- class="hiddenStructure" | |colspan="2"|[subject #170 ] |- class="hiddenStructure" |Drains from |colspan="2"|cerebrum |- class="hiddenStructure" |Drains to |colspan="2"| |- class="hiddenStructure" |Artery |colspan="2"| |- class="hiddenStructure" |MeSH |colspan="2"|[] |- class="hiddenStructure" |Dorlands/Elsevier |colspan="2"|[/] |} The vein of Galen (VG), also known as the great cerebral vein, is one of the large blood vessels in the skull draining the cerebrum (brain).

It is named after its discoverer, the Greek physician Galen.

Disorders

It is prone to congenital defects, such as vein of Galen aneurysmal malformations (VGAM) and vein of Galen aneurysmal dilation (VGAD).

External link

• [Illustration of vein from Gray's Anatomy]

 

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