Cranial Sinuses
"Cranial Sinuses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Large endothelium-lined venous channels situated between the two layers of DURA MATER, the endosteal and the meningeal layers. They are devoid of valves and are parts of the venous system of dura mater. Major cranial sinuses include a postero-superior group (such as superior sagittal, inferior sagittal, straight, transverse, and occipital) and an antero-inferior group (such as cavernous, petrosal, and basilar plexus).
| Descriptor ID |
D003392
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.908.224
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| Concept/Terms |
Cranial Sinuses- Cranial Sinuses
- Sinuses, Cranial
- Cranial Venous Sinuses
- Sinuses, Cranial Venous
- Venous Sinuses, Cranial
- Intracranial Sinuses
- Sinuses, Intracranial
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cranial Sinuses" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Aboud E, Tamer WA, Ibn Essayed W, Al-Mefty O. Resection of Giant Invasive Parasagittal Atypical Meningioma With a Venous Graft Reconstruction of the Sagittal Sinus: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 09 15; 21(4):E332-E333.
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Hinduja A, Nalleballe K, Onteddu S, Kovvuru S, Hussein O. Impact of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis associated with COVID-19. J Neurol Sci. 2021 06 15; 425:117448.
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Ginat DT, Gluth MB. Pulsatile tinnitus and an unusual ossicular anomaly. Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis. 2015 Sep; 132(4):239-41.
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Smith A, Choudhary AK. Prevalence of persistent falcine sinus as an incidental finding in the pediatric population. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2014 Aug; 203(2):424-5.