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Macrocephaly and dilated Virchow-Robin spaces in childhood

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We report two children who presented with progressive macrocephaly and dilated Virchow-Robin spaces on magnetic resonance imaging. Follow-ups of 1–4 years and 5–9 years, respectively, showed normal neuro-developmental progress. We suggest that dilated Virchow-Robin spaces in patients with macrocephaly is a benign association.

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  1. Unitat de Neuropediatria, Consorci Hospitalari del Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain, , , , , , ES

    J. Artigas

  2. Servei de Neuropediatria, Hospital de Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain, , , , , , ES

    Pilar Poo & Ester Cardo

  3. UDIAT-SDI, Consorci Hospitalari del Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain, , , , , , ES

    Antoni Rovira

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Received: 29 August 1997 Accepted: 15 June 1998

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Artigas, J., Poo, P., Rovira, A. et al. Macrocephaly and dilated Virchow-Robin spaces in childhood. Pediatric Radiology 29, 188–190 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470050569

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