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Cerebellar veins

Veins that drain the cerebellum

Summary

Veins that drain the cerebellum

Field	Value
Name	Cerebellar veins
Latin	venae cerebelli
Image	CerebellumArteries.jpg
Caption	Corresponding arterial circulation of the cerebellum (AICA and PICA).
Image2	Gray565.png
Caption2	Veins and plexa of the cerebellum seen.
DrainsFrom	Cerebellum
DrainsTo	Dural venous sinuses
Artery	Anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA), posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA)

The cerebellar veins are veins which drain the cerebellum. They consist of the superior cerebellar veins and the inferior cerebellar veins (dorsal cerebellar veins). The superior cerebellar veins drain to the straight sinus and the internal cerebral veins. The inferior cerebellar veins drain to the transverse sinus, the superior petrosal sinus, and the occipital sinus.

Structure

The superior cerebellar veins pass partly forward and medialward, across the superior cerebellar vermis. They end in the straight sinus, and the internal cerebral veins, partly lateralward to the transverse and superior petrosal sinuses.

The inferior cerebellar veins are larger. They end in the transverse sinus, the superior petrosal sinus, and the occipital sinus.

Clinical significance

The cerebellar veins may be affected by infarction or thrombosis. They may be the draining site of abnormal fistulas.

Additional images

File:Circle of Willis en.svg|Diagram of the arterial circulation at the base of the brain. File:Gray704.png|Sagittal section of the cerebellum, near the junction of the vermis with the hemisphere. (Veins not visible, but regions can be seen).

References

Drake, Richard L.. (2005). "Gray's anatomy for students". [[Elsevier]] / [[Churchill Livingstone]].
Scremin, Oscar U.. (2015). "The Rat Nervous System". [[Academic Press]].
(2004). "Stroke - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management". [[Churchill Livingstone]].
(2021). "Cerebral Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas". [[Academic Press]].

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