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1Nara Medical University; Kashihara, Nara, Japan - ttaoka@naramed-u.ac.jp.
Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the number and size of arachnoid markings on the inner plate of the skull on 3D-CT. The subjects included 16 hydrocephalus and 26 non-hydrocephalus cases. We evaluated the correlation between age and both the number and sizes of the arachnoid markings, and compared them between hydrocephalus and non-hydrocephalus cases. We also evaluated cases exhibiting a "smooth cranium" that had no arachnoid markings at all on the inner plate. There was a positive correlation between age and the number of the arachnoid markings. There were no statistically significant differences in arachnoid markings between hydrocephalus and non-hydrocephalus cases, while, there were statistically significant differences in the frequency of "smooth cranium" findings in the population under ten years old. The "smooth cranium" can only be seen in hydrocephalus cases. These findings may be a clue to the morphological or functional changes of the arachnoid villi in hydrocephalus cases.
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