Tags: Anatomical Structure, Vein.

The great cerebral vein is one of the large blood vessels in the skull draining the 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.

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Cerebral arteries
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