BACKGROUND Although cavernous hemangiomas (CHs) can be found anywhere in the central nervous system, CHs of the third ventricle have been reported in only 29 patients (including our case). In the current case report, we discuss the clinical characteristics and surgical outcome of CHs of the third ventricle. CASE PRESENTATION A 64-year-old female was admitted to our emergency room with a sudde...

OBJECTIVES Lesions around interventricular foramen are difficult to remove for their important adjacent structures. We classify these tumors according their location on Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) to help us resect these lesions. METHODS Thirty-two tumors around the interventricular foramen were studied according their location and anatomic relations in MRI. RESULTS Tumors around interve...

Choroid plexus tumors are very rare accounting for 0.5% of all brain tumors. They most commonly occur in childhood and present with features raised intra-cranial pressure. World Health Organization (WHO) classifies them into 3 broad categories namely papilloma (grade 1), atypical 2) carcinoma 3). These seen the supratentorial compartment lateral ventricle followed by third ventricle, being comm...

BACKGROUND Structural changes of the brain's third ventricle have been acknowledged as an indicative measure of the brain atrophy progression in neurodegenerative and endocrinal diseases. To investigate the ventricular enlargement in relation to the atrophy of the surrounding structures, shape analysis is a promising approach. However, there are hurdles in modeling the third ventricle shape. Fi...

BACKGROUND Surgical approaches to colloid cysts of the third ventricle have evolved over time. In recent years, endoscopy has been recognized as an effective alternative to open surgery. The disadvantage of endoscopic treatment is the difficulty in controlling the adhesion of the cyst to the roof of the third ventricle and in obtaining complete removal of the cyst. OBJECTIVE To design and car...

Background. Transcranial sonography (TCS) has emerged as a potential diagnostic tool for Parkinson's disease. Recent research has suggested that abnormal echogenicity of substantia nigra, raphe nuclei and third ventricle is associated with increased risk of depression among these patients. We sought to reproduce these findings in an ongoing larger study of patients with parkinsonian syndromes. ...