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ten Donkelaar H. J.;Quartu M.;Kachlik D.

2025-01-01

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Abstract

Pacchioni, Antonio (1665–1726): Italian anatomist and physician born in Reggio Emilia and working in Rome (Fig. P1a). Reference: Dissertatio epistolaris ad Lucam Schroekium de glanduli conglobatis durae meningis humanae, indeque ortis lymphaticis ad piam matrem productis. Buagni, Rome, 1705. Bodies or Granules of Pacchioni:Eponym for the arachnoid granulations in the superior sagittal sinus (Fig. P1b). Foramen of Pacchioni:Eponym for (a) the tentorial notch, and (b) the foramen of the diaphragma sellae. Foveolae of Pacchioni:Eponym for the granular foveolae, small depressions of the inner side of the frontal and parietal bones, which give shelter to the arachnoid granulations