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Cavum velum interpositum, cavum septum pellucidum, and cavum vergae: a review

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Introduction

Anterior midline intracranial cysts may be found most often in three forms: cavum septum pellucidum, cavum vergae, and cavum velum interpositum. A single offering that reviews these entities is difficult to find in the extant literature. Therefore, the present review was performed.

Materials and methods

Various search engines and germane texts were reviewed for the terms cavum septum pellucidum, cavum vergae, and cavum velum interpositum.

Results

We report the findings of our search of the literature regarding these midline cystic structures.

Conclusions

A better understanding of the associated anatomy, embryology, and pathology of these cysts will assist the clinician who treats such patients.

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  1. Pediatric Neurosurgery Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, AL, USA

    R. Shane Tubbs, Sanjay Krishnamurthy, Ketan Verma & Martin M. Mortazavi

  2. Department of Neuroscience, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

    Mohammadali M. Shoja

  3. Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George’s University, St. George, Grenada

    Marios Loukas

  4. Department of Neurological Surgery, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol

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Tubbs, R.S., Krishnamurthy, S., Verma, K. et al. Cavum velum interpositum, cavum septum pellucidum, and cavum vergae: a review. Childs Nerv Syst 27, 1927–1930 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-011-1457-2

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