Costello syndrome: Analysis of the posterior cranial fossa in children with posterior fossa crowding

Rosalinda Calandrelli, Gabriella D'Apolito, Marco Panfili, Giuseppe Zampino, Tommaso Tartaglione, Cesare Colosimo

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Abstract

This study aimed to assess changes in the posterior cranial fossa (PCF) to shed light on the mechanism of cerebellar herniation in children with Costello syndrome (CS) and posterior fossa crowding. We performed a morphovolumetric PCF analysis on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in seven children with CS (mean age 31 ± 16 months) comparing the MRI scans with those of seven age-matched healthy subjects.PCF volume (PCFV), PCF brain volume (PCFBV) and cerebellar volume (CeV) were assessed on axial T2-weighted MRI. Morphometric parameters (diameters of the foramen magnum, tentorial angle, basiocciput, supraocciput, basisphenoid and exocciput lengths) were measured on sagittal T1-weighted MRI. The volume of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) spaces was calculated as PCFV minus PCFBV.Five out of seven CS children showed tonsillar herniation in the upper cervical canal; no child had hydrocephalus but three out of seven children showed ventriculomegaly. In addition, the PCFV/PCFBV ratio, PCFV, CSF spaces volume, basiocciput, basisphenoid and exocciput lengths and latero-lateral and antero-posterior diameters of the foramen magnum were significantly reduced, whereas no significant changes were found in supraocciput length, PCFBV, CeV or hindbrain volume. The volumetric reduction of the PCF due to bony posterior fossa hypoplasia is a predisposing factor for developing cerebellar tonsillar herniation through the foramen magnum in children with CS. The altered anatomy of the foramen magnum and upward expansion of the PCF secondary to an increased tentorial slope serves to explain the possible mechanism of cerebellar herniation in patients with CS.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)254-258
Numero di pagine5
RivistaTHE NEURORADIOLOGY JOURNAL
Volume28
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2015

Keywords

  • Brain
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cerebellum
  • Chiari anomaly
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cohort Studies
  • Costello Syndrome
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Male
  • Organ Size
  • posterior cranial fossa

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