====== Quadrigeminal cistern ======

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The superior cistern (cistern of great cerebral vein, [[quadrigeminal cistern]]) is a dilation as a subarachnoid cistern of the subarachnoid space between the [[splenium]] of the corpus callosum and the superior surface of the [[cerebellum]]; it extends between the layers of the [[tela choroidea]] of the [[third ventricle]] and contains the [[great cerebral vein]] and the [[pineal gland]].

Synonyms
Other synonyms are cistern of great cerebral vein, quadrigeminal cistern, Bichat's canal, and Bichat's foramen.

see also [[Quadrigeminal cistern cyst]].

The criteria for [[cerebellar hemorrhage treatment]] with surgery remain controversial, and many researchers have determined that a hematoma larger than 3 cm, obstruction of the [[quadrigeminal cistern]], and compression of the [[fourth ventricle]] are surgical criteria
((Cohen ZR, Ram Z, Knoller N, Peles E, Hadani M. Management and outcome of
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PubMed PMID: 12403953.
))
((Kirollos RW, Tyagi AK, Ross SA, van Hille PT, Marks PV. Management of
spontaneous cerebellar hematomas: a prospective treatment protocol. Neurosurgery.
2001 Dec;49(6):1378-86; discussion 1386-7. PubMed PMID: 11846937.
))
((Salvati M, Cervoni L, Raco A, Delfini R. Spontaneous cerebellar hemorrhage:
clinical remarks on 50 cases. Surg Neurol. 2001 Mar;55(3):156-61; discussion 161.
PubMed PMID: 11311913.
)).