Giant tumefactive perivascular spaces

Xiaodi Hao; Mingfang Zhu; Leilei Tan; Yue Huang; Jiewen Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2023.06.052

Giant tumefactive perivascular spaces

Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Jun 30;18(9):3196-3198. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.06.052. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Authors

Xiaodi Hao¹, Mingfang Zhu¹, Leilei Tan¹, Yue Huang¹, Jiewen Zhang¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, Henan, China.

Abstract

Perivascular spaces are parts of the glymphatic pathway in the brain, which are microscopic but visible on magnetic resonance imaging when enlarged. Here, we described a case of a 16-year-old boy who presented with chronic headaches. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed giant perivascular spaces in the right centrum semiovale. Furtherly, we summarized the literature on classical and rare presentations of massive perivascular spaces and raised awareness that more clinical significance of the giant tumefactive perivascular spaces remains to be elucidated.

Keywords: Cerebrospinal fluid; Magnetic resonance imaging; Perivascular spaces.

Publication types

Case Reports