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Uncommon posterior cranial fossa anomalies: MRI with clinical correlation. 1995

P Demaerel, and B E Kendall, and G Wilms, and S F Halpin, and P Casaer, and A L Baert
Department of Radiology, University Hospitals, Leuven.

The clinical and MRI findings in two cases of rhombencephalosynapsis (RS) and two of tectocerebellar dysraphia (TCD) with an associated occipital encephalocele were studied to elucidate the clinical picture and embryogenesis of these rare anomalies. To our knowledge, only one case of TCD [1] and four of RS [2, 3] examined by MRI during life have been reported. The clinical picture in the cases of RS was rather constant and there were similarities with TCD. Consideration of the embryogenesis of the neural tube suggests a temporal proximity of the abnormalities, with TCD arising at a slightly earlier time.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008279 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques. Chemical Shift Imaging,MR Tomography,MRI Scans,MRI, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Image,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional,Magnetization Transfer Contrast Imaging,NMR Imaging,NMR Tomography,Tomography, NMR,Tomography, Proton Spin,fMRI,Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Imaging, Chemical Shift,Proton Spin Tomography,Spin Echo Imaging,Steady-State Free Precession MRI,Tomography, MR,Zeugmatography,Chemical Shift Imagings,Echo Imaging, Spin,Echo Imagings, Spin,Functional MRI,Functional MRIs,Image, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, NMR,Imaging, Spin Echo,Imagings, Chemical Shift,Imagings, Spin Echo,MRI Scan,MRIs, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Images,Resonance Image, Magnetic,Scan, MRI,Scans, MRI,Shift Imaging, Chemical,Shift Imagings, Chemical,Spin Echo Imagings,Steady State Free Precession MRI
D008297 Male Males
D009460 Neurologic Examination Assessment of sensory and motor responses and reflexes that is used to determine impairment of the nervous system. Examination, Neurologic,Neurological Examination,Examination, Neurological,Examinations, Neurologic,Examinations, Neurological,Neurologic Examinations,Neurological Examinations
D002531 Cerebellum The part of brain that lies behind the BRAIN STEM in the posterior base of skull (CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR). It is also known as the "little brain" with convolutions similar to those of CEREBRAL CORTEX, inner white matter, and deep cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain balance, and learn motor skills. Cerebella,Corpus Cerebelli,Parencephalon,Cerebellums,Parencephalons
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003388 Cranial Fossa, Posterior The infratentorial compartment that contains the CEREBELLUM and BRAIN STEM. It is formed by the posterior third of the superior surface of the body of the sphenoid (SPHENOID BONE), by the occipital, the petrous, and mastoid portions of the TEMPORAL BONE, and the posterior inferior angle of the PARIETAL BONE. Clivus,Cranial Fossas, Posterior,Fossa, Posterior Cranial,Fossas, Posterior Cranial,Posterior Cranial Fossa,Posterior Cranial Fossas
D004677 Encephalocele Brain tissue herniation through a congenital or acquired defect in the skull. The majority of congenital encephaloceles occur in the occipital or frontal regions. Clinical features include a protuberant mass that may be pulsatile. The quantity and location of protruding neural tissue determines the type and degree of neurologic deficit. Visual defects, psychomotor developmental delay, and persistent motor deficits frequently occur. Frontal Encephalocele,Hernia, Cerebral,Occipital Encephalocele,Acquired Encephalocele,Bifid Cranium,Cephalocele,Cerebellar Hernia,Cerebellar Herniation,Cranial Meningoencephalocele,Craniocele,Cranium Bifidum,Encephalocele, Acquired,Encephalocele, Frontal,Encephalocele, Occipital,Encephalocele, Sincipital,Notoencephalocele,Sincipital Encephalocele,Tonsillar Hernia,Tonsillar Herniation,Acquired Encephaloceles,Bifid Craniums,Bifidum, Cranium,Bifidums, Cranium,Cephaloceles,Cerebellar Hernias,Cerebellar Herniations,Cerebral Hernia,Cerebral Hernias,Cranial Meningoencephaloceles,Cranioceles,Cranium Bifidums,Cranium, Bifid,Craniums, Bifid,Encephaloceles,Encephaloceles, Acquired,Encephaloceles, Frontal,Encephaloceles, Occipital,Encephaloceles, Sincipital,Frontal Encephaloceles,Hernia, Cerebellar,Hernia, Tonsillar,Hernias, Cerebellar,Hernias, Cerebral,Hernias, Tonsillar,Herniation, Cerebellar,Herniation, Tonsillar,Herniations, Cerebellar,Herniations, Tonsillar,Meningoencephalocele, Cranial,Meningoencephaloceles, Cranial,Notoencephaloceles,Occipital Encephaloceles,Sincipital Encephaloceles,Tonsillar Hernias,Tonsillar Herniations
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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