Journal article
GIANT PERIVASCULAR SPACES: UTILITY OF MR IN DIFFERENTIATION FROM OTHER CYSTIC LESIONS OF THE BRAIN
JBR-BTR (Bruxelles), Vol.97(6), pp.364-365
11/01/2014
DOI: 10.5334/jbr-btr.123
PMID: 25786296
Abstract
Perivascular or Virchow-Robin spaces (VR) of the brain are fluid-filled, pial-lined spaces that accompany the cerebral vessels as they pass from subarachnoid space into the brain parenchyma. They are visualized on routine MR examinations as CSF intensity spaces and are normally < 2 mm in size. These spaces may rarely enlarge massively and can be mistaken for more ominous pathologic processes on CT scan and even on MRI, but careful examination on special sequences and follow-up examination can clear the uncertainty. We describe a case of a young male who presented with mildly progressive neurological symptoms and the imaging findings were typical of enlarged VR spaces. Patient was advised follow up and is doing well.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- GIANT PERIVASCULAR SPACES: UTILITY OF MR IN DIFFERENTIATION FROM OTHER CYSTIC LESIONS OF THE BRAIN
- Creators
- M. Ahmad - Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College HospitalS. Narayanasamy - Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College HospitalM. A. Siddiqui - Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College HospitalI. Ahmed - Jawaharlal Nehru Med Coll, Dept Radiodiagnosis, Amu Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- JBR-BTR (Bruxelles), Vol.97(6), pp.364-365
- DOI
- 10.5334/jbr-btr.123
- PMID
- 25786296
- NLM abbreviation
- JBR-BTR
- ISSN
- 1780-2393
- eISSN
- 0302-7430
- Publisher
- Assoc Royal Soc Scientifiques Medicales Belges
- Number of pages
- 2
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984318725002771
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