Table 4

Relation of vein of Trolard to central sulcus (reported measures and values from relevant studies)

AuthorsReported measure(s)Reported value(s)
Ikishima et al, 2006Prevalence of a pre-central vein of Trolard11%
Prevalence of a central vein of Trolard (aka Rolandic)22%
Prevalence of a post-central vein of Trolard41%
Bruno-Mascarenhas et al, 2017Average distance (range) in mm from vein of Trolard to central sulcusRight side
3.90
Left side
4.34
Tomasi et al, 2022Average distance (±SD) in mm between Trolard/SSS confluence and central sulcus midpointRight side
6.0 (26)
Left side
13.1 (30.1)
  • Mean diameter of vein of Trolard ranged from 2.1 mm to 3.3 mm in cases of single occurrence (table 5).