Achondroplasia

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard , 22 May 2008
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Henry Knipe, 25 May 2015

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Image MRI (T1) ( update )

Description was removed:
Sagittal T1 There is a relatively large cranial vault with small skull base. There is a prominent forehead with depressed nasal bridge. The foramen magnum is narrowed , and there is a cervicomedullary kink. Relative elevation of the brainstem gives rise to a large suprasellar cistern and a vertically-oriented straight sinus.

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