Giant dilatations of Virchow-Robin spaces in the midbrain: MRI aspects and review of the literature


ALGIN O., Conforti R., Saturnino P. P., Ozmen E., Cirillo M., Di Costanzo A., ...Daha Fazla

Neuroradiology Journal, cilt.25, sa.4, ss.415-422, 2012 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/197140091202500404
  • Dergi Adı: Neuroradiology Journal
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.415-422
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: 3D, Diffusion tensor imaging, Midbrain, MRI, Tractography, Virchow-Robin spaces
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Virchow-Robin spaces are lesions often seen in the brain parenchyma but their etiopathogenesis remains unsettled. Giant Virchow-Robin spaces placed in the midbrain are extremely rare. We describe three patients with a diagnosis of giant Virchow-Robin spaces in the midbrain, and their clinical and radiologic findings. We reviewed the literature in terms of the etiopathology, anatomic and radiologic appearance and differential diagnosis of the giant Virchow-Robin spaces. The diagnostic role of the high Tesla magnetic resonance devices and new sequences techniques such as three dimensional isotropic acquisition and diffusion tensor imaging were also evaluated in this case series.