chi·as·mat·ic cis·tern

[TA]

a dilation of the subarachnoid space below and immediately rostral to the optic chiasm.

Synonym(s): cisterna chiasmatica [TA], cisterna chiasmatis [TA], cistern of chiasm

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References in periodicals archive

The most common sites of tuberculous meningitis are the sylvian fissure, the chiasmatic cistern, and the perimesencephalic cistern.

A case of direct intracranial extension of tuberculous otitis media

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But, this kind of adherence is seen locally, especially in lamina terminalis and chiasmatic cistern. Since the extant literature does not present any terminology to describe this condition in the SAH patients, we name it "Armored Arachnoiditis'.

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