Great cerebral vein
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
The great cerebral vein is one of the large blood vessels in the skull draining the cerebrum (brain).
It also has the named after “vein of Galen” (VG), named for its discoverer, the Greek physician Galen. However, it is not the only vein with this eponym.[1]
Disorders
Disorders
It is prone to congenital defects, such as vein of Galen aneurysmal malformations (VGAM) and vein of Galen aneurysmal dilation (VGAD).
Additional images
Additional images
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Dura mater and its processes exposed by removing part of the right half of the skull, and the brain.
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