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 |