Anatomy of the falcine venous plexus

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 155-157

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a,b,g   Loukas, Marios ^c,d   Louis Jr , Robert G ^e   Shoja, Mohammadali M ^f   Acakpo Satchivi, Leslie ^b   Blount, Jeffrey P ^b   Salter, E George ^a   Oakes, W Jerry ^b   Wellons III, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^f TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^g CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadaver; Cranium; Falx cerebri; Vein; Venous anatomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FALCINE VENOUS PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE PLEXUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS VENOSUS; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CEREBRAL VEINS; CHOROID PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY;

EID: 34347395954     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS-07/07/0155     Document Type: Article

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