Intraventricular and Subarachnoid Fat after Spinal Injury.
10.3340/jkns.2008.44.2.95
- Author:
In Uk LYO
1
;
Hong Bo SIM
;
Jun Bum PARK
;
Soon Chan KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Neurological Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Korea. sckwon@uuh.ulsan.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Intraventricular;
Subarachnoid;
Fat;
Spine;
Injury
- MeSH:
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Pneumocephalus;
Spinal Injuries;
Spine
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2008;44(2):95-97
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The authors report an extremely rare case with intraventricular and subarachnoid fat developed after trauma to spine and soft tissue in a 54-year-old male. The initial computed tomography (CT) showed multiple low attenuation lesions, which were thought to be pneumocephalus. Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed lesions with high signal intensity on T1-weighted magnetic resonance images and high signal intensity on T2-weighted images, indicating fat globules within the CSF. In this report, the clinical presentation, radiological findings, and a review of the literature are presented.
