Open AccessThe importance of measuring mamillopontine distance as a diagnostic criterion of hydrocephalus degrees
Author(s) -
Г. М. Кариев,
Ulugbek Maksudovich Asadullaev,
Temur Duschanov,
Shavkat Orzikulovich Rasulov,
Dilshod Mamadaliev,
Dilshod Nayimovich Khodjimetov
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_79_18
Subject(s) - hydrocephalus , medicine , third ventricle , lateral ventricles , sagittal plane , corpus callosum , fourth ventricle , radiology , anatomy
The occurrence of obstructive hydrocephalus (ObH) as sequelae of deep midline brain tumors (third and lateral ventricles, thalamic, pineal region, brainstem, and fourth ventricle) can be estimated up to 90% of cases. We believe that the mamillopontine distance (MPD) - the distance between the lower surface of the mammillary body and the upper surface of the pons in the sagittal images - can be a sufficiently reliable alternative to the Evans' index (EI) for the diagnosis of ObH.