these subarachnoid cisterns are separated from each other by a trabeculated porous wall with various-sized openings. There are many cisterns in the brain...

formed from openings at different points along the subarachnoid space; these are the subarachnoid cisterns, which are filled with cerebrospinal fluid. The...

The interpeduncular cistern (or basal cistern) is the subarachnoid cistern situated between the dorsum sellae (anteriorly) and the two cerebral peduncles...

subarachnoid hemorrhage may be confused with a pseudosubarachnoid hemorrhage, an apparent increased attenuation on CT scans within the basal cisterns...

The prepontine cistern, or pontine cistern is one of the subarachnoid cisterns situated ventral to the pons. It contains the basilar artery.: 478  Each...

magna (posterior cerebellomedullary cistern, or cerebellomedullary cistern) is the largest of the subarachnoid cisterns. It occupies the space created by...

Look up cistern in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A cistern is a water storage tank. Cistern may also refer to: Subarachnoid cisterns, openings in the...

can pass into the central canal of the spinal cord or into the subarachnoid cisterns via three small foramina: the central median aperture and the two...

The pericallosal cistern is one of the subarachnoid cisterns. It is situated atop the corpus callosum, extending from its splenium (rostrally/anteriorly)...

The chiasmatic cistern or suprasellar cistern is a small subarachnoid cistern related to the optic chiasm. The cistern is situated superior to the optic...

The cistern of lateral cerebral fossa (also cistern of the lateral sulcus, or Sylvian cistern) is an elongated subarachnoid cistern formed by arachnoid...

Between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater is the subarachnoid space and subarachnoid cisterns, which contain the cerebrospinal fluid. The outermost...

quadrigeminal cistern (also cistern of great cerebral vein, vein of Galen cistern, superior cistern, Bichat's canal, or peripineal cistern) is a subarachnoid cistern...

or other loss of motor control. The cerebellopontine angle cistern is a subarachnoid cistern formed by the cerebellopontine angle that lies between the...

cerebellopontine cistern (also pontocerebellar cistern, cerebellopontine angle cistern, or angle cistern) is a paired subarachnoid cistern at the cerebellopontine...

The ambient cistern is a bilaterally paired (one on each side of the body) subarachnoid cistern situated at either lateral aspect of the mesencephalon...

The cistern of lamina terminalis is one of the subarachnoid cisterns. It is situated (depending upon the source) either superior to the lamina terminalis...

ventricles of the brain, cisterns, and sulci, as well as the central canal of the spinal cord. There is also a connection from the subarachnoid space to the bony...

apparent increased attenuation on CT scans within the basal cisterns that mimics a true subarachnoid hemorrhage. This occurs in cases of severe cerebral edema...

embeds itself in a layer of astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. Subarachnoid cisterns Subarachnoid hemorrhage Trabecula Arachnoid granulation, also known as...

Mega cisterna magna is a condition in which the cisterna magna, the subarachnoid cistern below the fourth ventricle, is enlarged. It has been proposed to...

through the subarachnoid space are ruptured. It is usually located at the cerebral sulci near the vertex of the head and spare the basal cisterns on CT scan...

between them. The angle formed in turn creates a subarachnoid cistern, the cerebellopontine angle cistern. The pia mater follows the outline of the fissure...

dura mater and the deeper pia mater, from which it is separated by the subarachnoid space. The delicate arachnoid layer is not attached to the inside of...

medullaris of the spinal cord. The cauda equina occupies the lumbar cistern, a subarachnoid space inferior to the conus medullaris. The nerves that compose...

subarachnoid spaces. Ventricular neurocysticercosis: cysts in the brain ventricles. Subarachnoid neurocysticercosis: cysticerci in the subarachnoid space...

brain and spine. Examples of these conditions include meningitis and subarachnoid hemorrhage. It may also be used therapeutically in some conditions. Increased...

continuation of subarachnoid space along the posterior aspect of the cave, representing a continuation of the cerebral basal cisterns. It is named for...

vertebral canal which become the dural root sheaths. The lumbar cistern is part of the subarachnoid space. It is the space within the thecal sac which extends...

alternative to lumbar puncture. Indications for its use are limited. Subarachnoid hemorrhage and direct puncture of brain tissue are the most common major...