The value of computer axial tomography (CAT) in cranio-cerebral malformations.
Cranio-cerebral malformations commonly present in three ways: (1) with a visible structural defect; (2) with symptoms of neurological abnormalities but without evidence of raised intracranial pressure; (3) with macrocephaly or signs of raised intracranial pressure. The large contribution made by computed axial tomography to the diagnosis and management of these cases is discussed in relation to a series of 217 patients. Invasive studies were performed in only 55 cases mainly to obtain further anatomical information prior to surgery.
D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007223:Infant; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed