- Cerebral medullary veins are implicated in diverse paediatric CNS pathologies, requiring awareness of their involvement across disorders.
- Vascular causes are the commonest aetiology, with additional involvement in hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy, malformative syndromes, and inflammatory or infectious diseases.
- Provides an anatomical overview and correlates pathophysiology with characteristic imaging appearances across modalities to aid diagnosis and management.
Radiologia (Engl Ed). 2026 Sep-Oct;68(5):501708. doi: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2026.501708. Epub 2026 Jul 29.
ABSTRACT
Cerebral medullary veins are involved in a wide range of pathologies affecting the central nervous system during childhood. The aim of this article is to provide an anatomical overview of the cerebral venous system and to review the main conditions affecting the medullary veins in this age group, outlining their pathophysiology and the characteristic imaging findings across different imaging modalities. Vascular causes are the most common, but medullary vein involvement can also be seen in hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy, malformative syndromes, and inflammatory or infectious diseases.
PMID:42711013 | DOI:10.1016/j.rxeng.2026.501708
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