Tadpole sign (disambiguation)
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Sharma R, Tadpole sign (disambiguation). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-199159
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A tadpole sign has been named in multiple contexts:
tadpole sign of bridging vein thrombosis, which may be seen in non-accidental injury 1
tadpole sign of brainstem atrophy in adult-onset Alexander disease 2
References
- 1. Hahnemann M, Kinner S, Schweiger B et al. Imaging of Bridging Vein Thrombosis in Infants with Abusive Head Trauma: The “Tadpole Sign”. Eur Radiol. 2014;25(2):299-305. doi:10.1007/s00330-014-3443-z - Pubmed
- 2. Goerttler T, Zanetti L, Regoni M et al. Adult-Onset Alexander Disease: New Causal Sequence Variant in the GFAP Gene. Neurol Genet. 2022;8(3):e681. doi:10.1212/nxg.0000000000000681 - Pubmed
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