Periventricular high signal lesions and signal void on magnetic resonance imaging in hydrocephalus. Diagnostic and prognostic significance.

Publication Type	Academic Article
Authors	Stollman A, George A, Pinto R, de Leon M
Journal	Acta Radiol Suppl
Volume	369
Pagination	388-91
Date Published	01/01/1986
ISSN	0365-5954
Keywords	Cerebral Ventricles, Hydrocephalus, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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.
PubMed ID	2980505