Extreme, unilateral widening of Virchow-Robin spaces: case report.
We report a case of extreme, largely unilateral dilatation of Virchow-Robin spaces. Fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery images revealed high-signal foci adjacent to the dilated spaces, possibly due to chronic ischaemia.
Shiratori
K
K
Department of Neuroradiology, Philipps-University Marburg, Rudolf-Bultmann-Strasse 8, 35039 Marburg, Germany. shirator@mailer.uni-marburg.de
Mrowka
M
M
Toussaint
A
A
Spalke
G
G
Bien
S
S
D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging