Great cerebral vein 696100 191485728 2008-02-14T20:02:24Z McM.bot 3453363 robot Adding: [[pl:Żyła wielka mózgu]] {{Infobox Vein | Name = Vein of Galen | Latin = vena magna cerebri | GraySubject = 170 | GrayPage = 653 | Image = Gray565.png | Caption = Velum interpositum. | DrainsFrom = [[Telencephalon|cerebrum]] | Source = [[internal cerebral veins]] | DrainsTo = [[straight sinus]] | Artery = [[cerebral arteries]] | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = v_05 | DorlandsSuf = 12850873 | }} The '''great cerebral vein''' is one of the large [[blood vessel]]s in the [[skull]] draining the [[Telencephalon|cerebrum]] (brain). It is also known as the "vein of Galen" (VG), named for its discoverer, the Greek physician [[Galen]]. However, it is not the only vein with this eponym.<ref>{{Dorlands|v_04|12847795}}</ref> ==Disorders== It is prone to [[congenital]] defects, such as [[vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation]]s (VGAM) and [[vein of Galen aneurysmal dilation]] (VGAD). ==Additional images== <gallery> Image:Gray567.png|Dura mater and its processes exposed by removing part of the right half of the skull, and the brain. </gallery> ==References== <references/> ==External links== * {{eMedicineDictionary|great+cerebral+vein+of+Galen}} * {{RocheLexicon|13048.000-3}} * [http://rad.usuhs.edu/medpix/medpix.html?mode=factoid_images&recnum=861 Vein of Galen images] {{VeinsHeadNeck}} {{Neuroscience-stub}} [[Category:Veins]] [[de:Vena cerebri magna]] [[no:Vena Galeni]] [[pl:Żyła wielka mózgu]] [[th:หลอดเ้ลือดดำใหญ่ซีรีบรัล]]