Virchow-Robin space

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Introduction

An extension of the subarachnoid space surrounding blood vessels* extending into the brain or spinal cord. Lining of the Virchow-Robin spaces consist of pia mater & astrocytic processes.

* capillaries not surrounded by Virchow-Robin spaces

* Virchow-Robin spaces terminate into perivascular spaces in the brain

More general terms

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999