ArticleJournal of pediatric neurosciences2013
Giant tumefactive perivascular spaces: A further case.
Article in Journal of pediatric neurosciences, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Giant tumefactive mesencephalothalamic Virchow-Robin space with triventricular hydrocephalus: a case-based systematic literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Pooled it
- The etiology and evolution of magnetic resonance imaging-visible perivascular spaces: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Pooled it
- Obstructive Hydrocephalus Caused by Tumefactive Perivascular Spaces: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2025Article
- Tumefactive dilated perivascular space with spontaneous regression.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Enlarged tumefactive perivascular, or Virchow-Robin, spaces and hydrocephalus: do we need to treat? Illustrative cases.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2024Article
- Giant tumefactive perivascular spaces in a pediatric patient: A rare radiological entity.Surgical neurology international · 2021Article
- Giant tumefactive perivascular spaces: A case report.Surgical neurology international · 2020Article
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Abstract
Virchow-Robin spaces (VRS) or the perivascular spaces are small pial lined, cystic structures in the brain and are filled with interstitial fluid. They are normal spaces, identified in all age groups and are common in places where the penetrating vessels enter into the substance of brain. Occasionally, these spaces can be enlarged and are termed as giant tumefactive perivascular spaces (GTPVS). When enlarged, these cysts are commonly confused with other lesions such as cystic neoplasms. The pathognomonic imaging appearance helps in the diagnosis of this condition in most instances and invasive management is unwarranted. We report a 4-year-old male with GTPVS. In our patient, GTPVS were diagnosed incidentally on brain imaging ordered for a head trauma and he was managed conservatively. During 1-year follow-up, he remained asymptomatic and the size of the cysts was virtually unchanged.
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