title: CT diagnosis of intracranial cystic abnormalities in children.
abstract: The introduction of computed axial tomography has been of tremendous importance in the evaluation of intracranial pathology in children. The broad spectrum of cystic intracranial lesions of congenital, infectious, traumatic, vascular and neoplastic origin are discussed. Their CT findings, pathology and pathogenesis are emphasized.
mesh_terms: D001099:Arachnoid; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities; D002648:Child; D002946:Cisterna Magna / Q000002:abnormalities; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003616:Dandy-Walker Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006832:Hydranencephaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed