Frontal Paraventricular Cysts: Refined Definitions and Outcomes

• Published in: American journal of neuroradiology : AJNR Vol. 46; no. 8; pp. 1709 - 1715
• Main Authors: Whitehead, Matthew T., Manteghinejad, Amirreza, Alves, César A.P.F., Simsek, Onur, Khalek, Nahla, Schwartz, Erin S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2025
• Subjects: Central Nervous System Cysts - diagnostic imaging; Central Nervous System Cysts - epidemiology; Central Nervous System Cysts - pathology; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Cysts; Female; Frontal Lobe - diagnostic imaging; Frontal Lobe - pathology; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - statistics & numerical data; Male; Neuroimaging - methods

Frontal paraventricular cystic changes have a varied etiology that includes connatal cysts, subependymal pseudocysts, necrosis, and enlarged perivascular spaces. These may be difficult to distinguish by neuroimaging and have a variety of associated prognoses. We aim to refine the neuroimaging defini...