title: [The cerebral perivascular spaces: review of the literature on diffuse or focal expansion].
abstract: Virchow-Robin spaces (VRS) are pial-lined, interstitial fluid-filled structures that do not directly communicate with the subarachnoid space, accompany penetrating arteries and veins and can be visualized on magnetic resonance imaging. This article reviews the imageology characteristics, the functions, the causes and the relation with neurological disorders of VRS.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Conforti
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Marrone
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sardaro
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Di Maio
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Manzi
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amato
authors.forename: Melchiore
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giganti
authors.forename: Eugenio Annibale
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Genovese
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007969:Leukomalacia, Periventricular / Q000473:pathology; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000473:pathology; D020752:Neurocutaneous Syndromes / Q000473:pathology; D059906:Neuroimaging / Q000379:methods*; D010841:Pia Mater / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013346:Subarachnoid Space / Q000648:ultrastructure