Deep middle cerebral vein
The deep middle cerebral vein is a vein in the skull that accompanies the middle cerebral artery deep in the Sylvian fissure.
Origin[edit | edit source]
The deep cerebral veins two in number, one on each side.
Course[edit | edit source]
It runs along the middle cerebral artery
Area drained[edit | edit source]
The deep cerebral veins drain the deep white matter and grey matter in the area of basal cisterns and ventricular system
Empties in to[edit | edit source]
It empties into the basal vein
Also see[edit | edit source]
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