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Abstract
In the course of examining 1,000 patients with various neurological complaints, 17
were found to have abnormalities in the region of the pineal gland. Fourteen had no
hydrocephalus or symptoms referable to the region of the midbrain but a well-defined
region of high signal on T2 weighted images was demonstrated on magnetic resonance
imaging. The other three patients proved to have pineal tumors. All patients had computed
tomography examinations prior to magnetic resonance imaging. We believe that the pineal
lesion in the 14 asymptomatic patients is a benign cyst not previously reported prior
to the advent of magnetic resonance imaging. These benign lesions should be kept in
mind in evaluating masses of the pineal region.
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☆Presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Neuroradiological Society, October 4, 1985.
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© 1987 Published by Elsevier Inc.
