RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Magnetic resonance imaging determination of the ventriculus terminalis
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 241
OP 243
VO 8
IS 4
A1 Demiryurek, Deniz
A1 Bayramoglu, Alp
A1 Aydingoz, Ustun
A1 Erbil, Kadriye M.
A1 Bayraktar, Bulent
YR 2003
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/8/4/241.abstract
AB We report a case of ventriculus terminalis, presenting with specific neurological symptoms including low back pain and bilateral sciatica. Magnetic resonance images showed a cystic lesion with regular margins localized in the lumbar enlargement of the spinal cord. The lesion was an oval shape with no internal septa. Its dimensions were 9.6 mm craniocaudally, 3.5 mm mediolaterally and 3.5 mm anteroposteriorly. Intralesional fluid had the same signal as cerebrospinal fluid in all magnetic resonance sequences. Pericystic spinal cord intensity was normal, and the cyst did not cause additional enlargement of the distal cord. During spinal cord evaluations, ventriculus terminalis should be kept in mind as a normal anatomic developmental phenomenon that can be seen on magnetic resonance images.