The hyperdense choroid plexus: a CT finding associated with aortic arch obstruction in the newborn

We report the first observation of choroid plexus hyperdensity depicted by CT in two newborns with aortic arch obstruction. Neither infant had intracranial hemorrhage or infarction demonstrated by autopsy or cranial ultrasonography. Although not proven, we believe that such hyperdensity in these two...

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Published inPediatric radiology Vol. 21; no. 1; p. 2
Main Authors Rand, J C, Burton, E M, Tonkin, I L, DiSessa, T G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.12.1990
Subjects
Aorta, Thoracic - abnormalities
Aorta, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging
Aortic Coarctation - diagnostic imaging
Aortic Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Hemorrhage - diagnostic imaging
Choroid Plexus - diagnostic imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pulmonary Artery - abnormalities
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:We report the first observation of choroid plexus hyperdensity depicted by CT in two newborns with aortic arch obstruction. Neither infant had intracranial hemorrhage or infarction demonstrated by autopsy or cranial ultrasonography. Although not proven, we believe that such hyperdensity in these two cases represents abnormal vascularity within the choroid plexus related to upper extremity hypertension.
ISSN:0301-0449
DOI:10.1007/BF02010801