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falx
(redirected from falx cerebri)

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falx [falks]
(anatomy)
A sickle-shaped structure.


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Traumatic aneurysms (approximately 1% of intracranial aneurysms) are often distal and most often result from penetrating trauma, adjacent fractures, or impact of the vessel with the falx cerebri or tentorium cerebelli (Figure 3).
At autopsy, the dura of the anterior falx cerebri was indurated and thickened (as much as 0.
Other common abnormalities include ectopic calcifications of the falx cerebri, tentorium cerebelli, and diaphragma sellae, and rib abnormalities, such as bifid, fused, or hypoplastic ribs.
 
 
 
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