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Volumetric assessment of Posterior cranial fossa in a West African population

World Neurosurgery: X
Background and Objectives: Posterior fossa pathologies can have potentially devastating outcomes. The volumetric capacity of this fossa, known to have ethnoregional variations, can thus be critical in determining outcomes and intervention measures and ...
Donald E. Ogolo, E.C. Ajare, C.A. Ndubuisi, Okwunodulu Okwuoma, Sunday Nnama, S.C. Ohaegbulam   +5 more
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Cystic lesion of posterior cranial fossa: is it Dandy-Walker?

Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, 2017
Accidental discovery of a fluid collection within the posterior cranial fossa in a fetus or a newborn can be a tricky incidental finding during a routine scan, alarming for a Dandy-Walker Malformation (DWM).
Stella De Nardi, Carmela Porcu, Pier Luigi di Paolo, Daniela Longo, Melania Puddu, Francesca Santoro, Luca Saba   +6 more
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CT and MR Studies of Giant Dermoid Cyst Associated to Fat Dissemination at the Cortical and Cisternal Cerebral Spaces

Case Reports in Radiology, 2013
This study focuses on CT and MR studies of adult patient with giant lesion of the posterior cranial fossa associated with micro- and macroaccumulations with density and signal like “fat” at the level of the cortical and cisternal cerebral spaces.
Alessandro D'Amore, Alessandro Borderi, Rita Chiaramonte, Giorgio Conte, Ignazio Chiaramonte, Vincenzo Albanese   +5 more
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Pathogenic connection of Chiari anomaly and syringomyelia

Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal, 2010
The aim of this research — studying of correlation between posterior cranial fossa size and degree of cerebellar tonsils displacement, size of cyrix cysts, and speed of disease progression.The research is based on diagnostic data analysis ...
E. I. Slynko, Mohamed Kamel M.M. Ragabi
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Disproportionately large communicating fourth ventricle: two case reports

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Background Management of the disproportionately large communicating fourth ventricle is still problematic. Case presentation Two cases of disproportionately large communicating fourth ventricle were treated successfully.
Jian Lyu, Ju-bo Wang, Yu Quan, Shouping Gong   +3 more
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Morphometric analysis of posterior cranial fossa and surgical implications

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2021
Background: Posterior cranial fossa (PCF) is an important area in terms of anatomy and surgery. It is a common site of many neoplastic, vascular, and degenerative lesions. Craniovertebral surgeries require special attention regarding detailed information
Dan Zimelewicz Oberman, Matias Baldoncini, Nicollas Nunes Rabelo, Pablo Ajler   +3 more
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Morphometric Analysis of the Openings in the Posterior Cranial Fossa and Their Relationship with Sex

Diagnostics
Background/Objectives: The cranial base, especially the posterior cranial fossa, has openings with population-specific morphometry. This study aimed to assess the morphometric characteristics of the major posterior cranial fossa openings (foramen magnum,
Ahmet Depreli, Necati Emre Sahin, Sefa Sonmez, Merve Nur Ozgen Sonmez, Mensure Sahin, Berna Dogan, Sadik Bugrahan Simsek, Huseyin Ugur Bakan   +7 more
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CNS tumor with CREBBP::BCORL1 Fusion and pathogenic mutations in BCOR and CREBBP: expanding the spectrum of BCOR-altered tumors

Acta Neuropathologica Communications
The fifth edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of central nervous system (CNS) tumors introduced the new tumor type CNS tumor with BCOR internal tandem duplication (ITD), characterized by a distinct DNA methylation profile and ...
Valeria Barresi, Antonello Cardoni, Evelina Miele, Lucia Pedace, Barbara Masotto, Claudia Nardini, Sabina Barresi, Sabrina Rossi   +7 more
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Basis Cranii Interna in Metopism: A Comparative Geometric Morphometric Study

Biology
The cranium is a highly integrated structure composed of partially independent yet interrelated modules with different origin and developmental pathways. Throughout growth, these modules interact extensively in response to various intrinsic and extrinsic
Silviya Nikolova, Diana Toneva
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Why should we report posterior fossa emissary veins?

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 2014
Posterior fossa emissary veins are valveless veins that pass through cranial apertures. They participate in extracranial venous drainage of the posterior fossa dural sinuses.
Yeliz Pekçevik, Rıdvan Pekçevik
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