Moose head appearance

Last revised by Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈ on 13 Feb 2025

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Ranchod A, Hacking C, et al. Moose head appearance. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 21 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13968

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13968

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rID:

13968

Article created:

5 Jun 2011, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

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Last revised:

13 Feb 2025, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

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Systems:

Central Nervous System

Sections:

Signs

Tags:

corpus callosum

Synonyms:

Moose head appearance of corpus callosal dysgenesis

The moose head appearance refers to the lateral ventricles in coronal projection in patients with dysgenesis of the corpus callosum. The cingulate gyrus is everted into narrowed and elongated frontal horns.

An alternative name is the viking helmet sign. Other names include steer-horn, Texas longhorn, buffalo horn, trident-shaped, and Poseidon ventricles ⁴.