Anatomy Atlases: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System: Veins: Head, Neck, and Thorax: Basilar Veins

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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System: Veins: Head, Neck, and Thorax

Basilar Veins

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
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The basal vein (of Rosenthal) arises in the region of the anterior perforate substance. The basal vein drains into the internal cerebral vein in 34% of cases, it drains into the point of union of the two internal cerebral veins in 28%, and it drains into the great cerebral vein in 28%, and openings into the straight sinus were found in 9% of cases. (Lang)

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