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The basal vein (basal vein of Rosenthal, or Rosenthal's vein) is formed from the union of the inferior striate veins, the deep middle cerebral veins and the small anterior cerebral vein. It runs posteriorly and medially, passing through the ambient cistern lateral to the midbrain before joining the internal cerebral veins to drain into the great cerebral vein.
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