ventriculomegaly

Newborn with
ventriculomegaly on prenatal ultrasound. Axial (above left) and coronal (above right) T1 MRI without contrast of the brain show dilation of the lateral and third ventricles. Sagittal T2 MRI without contrast of the brain (below) shows narrowing at the aqueduct of Silvius with a decreased amount of CSF within it. The fourth ventricle is normal in size.The diagnosis was aqueductal stenosis.
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Newborn with
ventriculomegaly on prenatal ultrasound. Coronal (above) and sagittal (below) US of the brain show dilation of the lateral and third ventricles. The fourth ventricle is normal in size.The diagnosis was aqueductal stenosis.
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Ventriculomegaly is defined as enlargement of the ventricles. Simply, there are two causes:

Refer to the article on hydrocephalus vs atrophy for more details on how to differentiate both entities.

Siehe auch:
und weiter:
Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu ventriculomegaly:
Normaldruckhydrozephalus
 
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