Superior thalamic vein
| Superior thalamic vein, formerly also known as principal thalamic vein or centromedial thalamic vein | |
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| Details | |
| Drains from | centro-medial portion of the thalamus |
| Drains to | internal cerebral vein |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | vena superioris thalami, or vena principalis thalami, or vena centro-medialis thalami |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The superior thalamic vein (Latin: vena superioris thalami), initially called by Benno Shlesinger in 1976 the principal thalamic vein (vena principalis thalami) or centro-medial thalamic vein (vena centro-medialis thalami), also called by Russian surgeon Pirogoff internal thalamic vein (vena interioris thalami) is the most prominent vein of the thalamus.[1][2] It shows great interindividual anatomic variations.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Dorfer, Christian; Khalaveh, Farjad; Mallouhi, Ammar; Millesi, Matthias; Czech, Thomas (20 July 2017). Oyesiku, Nelson M. (ed.). "The Superior Thalamic Vein and its Variations: A Proposed Classification". Operative Neurosurgery. 14 (opx157). Oxford University Press: 675–680. doi:10.1093/ons/opx157. ISSN 2332-4252. PMID 28973580.
- ^ Schlesinger, Benno (1976). "IV. The Parenchymal Blood Vessels of the Upper Brainstem". The Upper Brainstem in the Human. Its Nuclear Configuration and Vascular Supply. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 175–238. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-66255-3. ISBN 978-3-642-66257-7. S2CID 24544902.
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