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01-02-2021 | Intracranial Hypertension | Case Report

A hugely elevated torcular Herophili

Authors: Kennedy Carpenter, Joe Iwanaga, Aaron S. Dumont, R. Shane Tubbs

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 2/2021

Abstract

The torcular Herophili is formed by the joining of the major dural venous sinuses including the superior sagittal sinus, transverse sinuses, straight sinuses, and the occipital sinus. Surgically, knowledge of the position of the torcular Herophili is vitally important to avoid catastrophic hemorrhage. Here, we present a case report of an elevated torcularia found on radiological imaging. Such an anatomical variation should be kept in mind by clinicians and anatomists alike.

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Title: A hugely elevated torcular Herophili
Authors: Kennedy Carpenter
Joe Iwanaga
Aaron S. Dumont
R. Shane Tubbs
Publication date: 01-02-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Intracranial Hypertension
Published in: Child's Nervous System / Issue 2/2021
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-020-04674-8

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A hugely elevated torcular Herophili

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