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III. Pathophysiology
- Drains venous blood from the eye
- May act as a conduit for spreading infection intracranially from Orbital Cellulitis, other serious facial infections
IV. Anatomy: Structures within Cavernous Sinus
- Cranial Nerve 3
- Cranial Nerve 4
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Cranial Nerve 5
- Ophthalmic branch
- Maxillary branch
- Cranial Nerve 6
- Internal Carotid Artery
V. Associated Conditions: Conditions affecting Cavernous Sinus and its contents
- Midbrain Infection
- Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
- Orbital Fracture
- Petrous Bone Fracture (Temporal BoneFracture)
- Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm
- Mastoiditis
- Increased Intracranial Pressure
VI. References
- Goldberg (2014) Clinical Neuroanatomy, Medmaster, p. 6-15
- Netter (1997) Atlas Human Anatomy, ICON Learning, p. 98
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| Definition (MSH) | An irregularly shaped venous space in the dura mater at either side of the sphenoid bone. |
| Concepts | Body Space or Junction (T030) |
| MSH | D002426 |
| SnomedCT | 18782006 |
| English | Cavernous Sinus, Sinus, Cavernous, Sinus cavernosus, sinus cavernous, cavernous sinus, sinus cavernosus, cavernosus sinus, Cavernous sinus, Structure of cavernous sinus (body structure), Structure of cavernous sinus |
| Swedish | Sinus cavernosus |
| Czech | sinus cavernosus |
| Finnish | Lokeroveriviemäri |
| Russian | KAVERNOZNYI SINUS, КАВЕРНОЗНЫЙ СИНУС |
| Croatian | KAVERNOZNI SINUS |
| Polish | Zatoka jamista |
| Spanish | estructura de seno cavernoso (estructura corporal), estructura del seno cavernoso (estructura corporal), estructura de seno cavernoso, estructura del seno cavernoso, seno cavernoso, Seno Cavernoso |
| Norwegian | Sinus cavernosus |
| French | Sinus caverneux, Sinus veineux caverneux |
| German | Sinus cavernosus |
| Italian | Seno cavernoso |
| Dutch | Sinus cavernosus |
| Portuguese | Seio Cavernoso |
