| Title | Periventricular high signal lesions and signal void on magnetic resonance imaging in hydrocephalus. Diagnostic and prognostic significance. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1986 |
| Authors | Stollman AL, George AE, Pinto RS, de Leon MJ |
| Journal | Acta Radiol Suppl |
| Volume | 369 |
| Pagination | 388-91 |
| Date Published | 1986 |
| ISSN | 0365-5954 |
| Keywords | Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cerebral Ventricles, Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts, Child, Female, Humans, Hydrocephalus, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged |
| Abstract | The presence of periventricular high signal lesions and ventricular signal void was tabulated and compared in three groups: patients with unshunted hydrocephalus (n = 24), cerebral atrophy (n = 14), and a subgroup of treated hydrocephalus subjects studied both pre- and post-shunting (n = 6). We found that T2 high signal lesions and ventricular signal void are common in both hydrocephalus and atrophy and are of no value in distinguishing between the two. The pre-treatment presence or absence of periventricular high signal lesions and signal void were of no use in predicting the clinical outcome of shunting in hydrocephalus. |
| Alternate Journal | Acta Radiol Suppl |
| PubMed ID | 2980505 |
| Grant List | MH36969 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States |
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Brain Health Imaging Institute (BHII)