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Role of Aqueductal CSF Stroke Volume in Idiopathic Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus

Published ahead of print on November 26, 2009
doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1943

American Journal of Neuroradiology 31:E26-E27, February 2010
© 2010 American Society of Neuroradiology

O. Algina
aDepartment of Radiology Uludag University Medical Faculty Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey

I read with great interest the article by Scollato et al entitled “Changes in Aqueductal CSF Stroke Volume in Shunted Patients with Idiopathic Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus.”1 In this study, the authors investigated whether there is a relationship between clinical outcome and changes in aqueductal CSF stroke volume (ACSV) in patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (INPH) who have undergone shunting. I would like to … Continue reading >>

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Aunt Mickey (They Look the Same until You Undress Them). Colloid Cyst or Something Else?

Aunt Mickeys are alternative diagnoses for “Aunt Minnies”. They represent less common diagnoses, and emphasize the importance of clinical history.

This submission is a 23 year old male patient who became lethargic and somnolent after playing soccer. On physical exam he was somnolent, but arousable with no focal neurologic deficits. An unenhanced CT of the brain initially demonstrated right frontal horn dilatation. A subsequent CT demonstrated bilateral lateral and third ventricular dilatation. Following placement of a ventriculostomy catheter, MRI was obtained and demonstrated a cystic-appearing third ventricular lesion. The lesion was hyperintense on T1WI (Fig 1) and hypointense on T2WI … Continue reading >>

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