Territory of the great cerebral vein (of Galen)
Area venae magnae cerebri (Galeni)
Definition
The great cerebral vein (of Galen) drains (variably) the cerebellum, the interpeduncular fossa, the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle, the medial parietal-occipital region, the parahippocampal gyrus, the midbrain, and the choroid plexuses of the third and lateral ventricles.
The great cerebral vein (of Galen) drains into the straight sinus.
References
Sadik J-C, Jianu DC, Sadik R, Purcell Y, Novaes N, Saragoussi E, Obadia M, Lecler A, Savatovsky J. Imaging of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. Life. 2022; 12(8):1215. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12081215
