Cryptic vascular malformations involving the brainstem

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Radiology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.146.1.6849069· OSTI ID:6147093

Yeates, A; Enzmann, D

Six patients with angiographically cryptic vascular malformations involving the brainstem were examined with computed tomography (CT). The clinical and CT findings of cryptic vascular malformations of the brainstem are described and distinguished from those of brainstem glioma and multiple sclerosis. Calcification within a brainstem lesion that displays relatively little mass effect and shows little contrast enhancement, particularly when associated with a long history of waxing and waning brainstem symptoms, should suggest a vascular malformation.

• Research Organization: Stanford Univ. School of Medicine, CA
• OSTI ID: 6147093
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Vol. 146:1; ISSN RADLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BLOOD VESSELS
BODY
BODY AREAS
BRAIN
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
HEAD
MALFORMATIONS
NERVOUS SYSTEM
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
TOMOGRAPHY