In order to study the type and number of CAT scan abnormalities of the lumbar spine that
occur in asymptomatic people, 52 studies from a control population with no history of back …

Background Although the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the diagnosis of
acute stroke is increasing, this method has not proved more effective than computed …

✓ The mechanisms previously proposed for the progression of syringomyelia associated
with Chiari I malformation of the cerebellar tonsils are controversial, leave many clinical …

Positron emission tomography was used to measure local cerebral glucose utilization by the
2-[ 18 F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose technique in 23 patients with cerebral gliomas. All 10 high…

ContextNoncontrast computed tomography (CT) is the standard brain imaging study for the
initial evaluation of patients with acute stroke symptoms. Multimodal magnetic resonance …

Background We observed a syndrome of intermittent fevers, early-onset lacunar strokes and
other neurovascular manifestations, livedoid rash, hepatosplenomegaly, and systemic …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of focal lesions of the pituitary gland that suggest the
presence of a pituitary adenoma in asymptomatic persons. Design: 100 normal volunteers (…

Local rates of cortical glucose metabolism were estimated by positron emission tomography
in 13 right-handed patients with Alzheimer's disease. Individuals with disproportionate …

von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is an autosomal dominant disorder that causes retinal
hemangioblastomas, hemangioblastomas of the central nervous system, endolymphatic sac …

ContextPrevious reports have discussed incidental disease found on brain magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) scans that had been requested for an unrelated clinical concern or …