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Torcular Herophili: A Review of the History of the Term and Synonyms

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? 2022 Elsevier Inc.The eponymous term torcular Herophili has been used for the confluence of sinuses. Although no original writings of Herophilus are extant, his accomplishments and descriptions live on in the writings of such authors as Galen. However, in regard to the torcular Herophili, there are some inconsistencies in the secondary sources and their translations regarding what was actually originally described by Herophilus. Herein, we review the history of the term torcular Herophili, which is so often used in clinical medicine.

Confluence of sinusesDural venous sinusesEponymsHistorySuperior sagittal sinusTerminologyTorcular HerophiliTransverse sinus

McCormack I.G.、Neumann P.E.、Tubbs R.S.

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Tulane University School of Medicine

Department of Medical Neuroscience Dalhousie University

Department of Neurology Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences Tulane University School of

2022

World neurosurgery

World neurosurgery

SCI
ISSN:1878-8750
年,卷(期):2022.159
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