title: The occipital lobe convexity sulci and gyri.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The anatomy of the occipital lobe convexity is so intricate and variable that its precise description is not found in the classic anatomy textbooks, and the occipital sulci and gyri are described with different nomenclatures according to different authors. The aim of this study was to investigate and describe the anatomy of the occipital lobe convexity and clarify its nomenclature.
  
  
  METHODS
  The configurations of sulci and gyri on the lateral surface of the occipital lobe of 20 cerebral hemispheres were examined in order to identify the most characteristic and consistent patterns.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most characteristic and consistent occipital sulci identified in this study were the intraoccipital, transverse occipital, and lateral occipital sulci. The morphology of the transverse occipital sulcus and the intraoccipital sulcus connection was identified as the most important aspect to define the gyral pattern of the occipital lobe convexity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Knowledge of the main features of the occipital sulci and gyri permits the recognition of a basic configuration of the occipital lobe and the identification of its sulcal and gyral variations.
authors.affiliation: Microneurosurgery Laboratory, Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo and Institute of Neurological Sciences, SP, Brazil. raphaelvalves@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Raphael V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Guilherme C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Ribas
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Párraga
authors.forename: Evandro
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D016707:Tissue Fixation