Asymptomatic Unilateral Cerebellar Agenesia in an Adult Patient: Magnetic Resonance lmaging Findings and a Review of the Literature | 2005, Volume 11 - Issue 4

Mehmet H. ATALAR¹, Kemal GÜMÜŞ¹, Suat TOPAKTAŞ³

¹Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Radyoloji, Anabilim Dalı, SİVAS
²Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Radyoloji, Anabilim Dalı, SİVAS
³Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, SİVAS

Keywords: cerebellum, agenesia, magnetic resonance imaging

Abstract

Objective: Because of improved visualization of posterior fossa structures with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cerebellar malformations are recognized with increasing frequency. In this report, we describe a 43-year-old asymptomatic woman with unilateral cerebellar agenesia. Case report: A fourty-three yea rs old woman patient with chronic headache was examined by MRI. There was no other focal neurological signs. MRI revealed right aplasic cerebellar hemisphere (totally absent). Conclusion: Cases with unilateral cerebellar agenesia that are usually asymptomatic have been described easily by imaging techniques.