Medicine:Bridging vein

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Bridging veins are veins in the subarachnoid space that puncture the dura mater and empty into the dural venous sinuses.[1] A rupture of a bridging vein causes a subdural hematoma.

References

  1. Mortazavi, Martin M.; Denning, Meghan; Yalcin, Bulent; Shoja, Mohammadali M.; Loukas, Marios; Tubbs, R. Shane (2013-07-01). "The intracranial bridging veins: a comprehensive review of their history, anatomy, histology, pathology, and neurosurgical implications" (in en). Child's Nervous System 29 (7): 1073–1078. doi:10.1007/s00381-013-2054-3. ISSN 1433-0350. PMID 23456236. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-013-2054-3.