Christopher P. Murdock, DO Section: Neuroradiology History: 32-year-old female with a headache. MR Brain with and without contrast

Christopher P. Murdock, DO Section: Neuroradiology History: 32-year-old female with a headache. MR Brain with and without contrast

A 46-Year-Old Woman with Unilateral Hearing Loss: A Recent Diagnosis of a Birth Condition

Cochlear nerve (CN) aplasia refers to the absence of a visible CN on oblique sagittal magnetic resonance images of the lateral aspect of the inner auditory canal (IAC). Magnetic resonance (MR) is the preferred technique in patients with sensorineural hearing loss and/or vertigo; however, computed tomography (CT) is used to evaluate the IAC or facial nerve canal. Three types of aplasia or hypopl...

Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Plus Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Case Report Study

This is a case study of a 34-year-old woman who was admitted to hospital with a history of severe orthostatic headache. She was diagnosed as having spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) by undetectable cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure at lumbar puncture, and with evidence of diffuse dural enhancement of the brain detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, the contrast-enhance...

Endovascular management of dolichoectasia of the posterior cerebral artery report.

Congenital or nonatherosclerotic dolichoectasia is a rare condition; its etiology, natural history, and indications and technique of treatment are not yet clarified. During a workup for recent headaches and left-sided paresthesia in a 48 year-old female patient, brain MR imaging and cerebral angiography showed a large dolichoectasia of the P2 segment of the right posterior cerebral artery (PCA)...

Atypical CT and MR appearance of a Rathke cleft cyst.

A 1 0-year-old boy had a 4-year history of growth retardation , a 10month history of polyuria and polydipsia, and recent onset of frontal headaches. Physical examination revealed a small , prepubescent boy without neurologic or visual-field deficits. His growth curve fell below the fifth percentile for height and weight, and the bone age was delayed. CT showed a round sellar mass that bulged in...