Items tagged “corpus callosum”
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Pericallosal lipoma
Pericallosal lipomas are fat-containing lesions occurring in the interhemispheric fissure closely related to the corpus callosum, which is often abnormal. It is the most common location for an intracranial lipoma making up around 50% of them.
Epidemiology
Pericallosal lipomas are rare, found i...
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Moose head appearance
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 lon...
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Viking helmet appearance
The Viking helmet appearance refers to the morphology of the lateral ventricles in the coronal plane in patients with dysgenesis of the corpus callosum. The cingulate gyrus is everted into narrowed and elongated frontal horns.
An alternative name is moose head appearance. Other names include st...
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Corpus callosum parts (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic to help remember the parts of the corpus callosum, from anterior to posterior, is:
Remember Genu Before Splenium
Remember G Before S (as G comes before S alphabetically)
Mnemonic
R: rostrum
G: genu
B: body (trunk)
S: splenium