A special form of cerebral lacunae: expanding lacunae.
The case of a 42 year old man with headache, blurred vision, and diplopia allowed the description of a particular form of cerebral lacunae-that is, expanding lacunae. Brain MRI showed hydrocephalus and multiple lesions in the thalamomesencephalic region. The radiological features of these lesions were similar to the histological brain coronal section of a case reported in 1983 in which expanding lacunae were related to a dilatation of the perivascular spaces and a focal segmental necrotising angiitis. The role of the lymphatic drainage of the brain is discussed to explain the dilatation of the perivascular spaces. The hypothesis of a hydrodynamic factor being responsible for the expanding character of the lacunae was suggested by the location of the lesions and the influence of various clinical events on the symptomatology.
Homeyer
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Department of Neurology, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
Cornu
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Lacomblez
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Chiras
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Derouesné
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D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013788:Thalamus / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery