Table 1:

Reported cases of intracranial and spinal CAPNON*

ReferencesPt No.Age/SexLocationCT PerformedPresentation
Rhodes & Davis, 1978127/FR frontalNoHA
255/FBrain, duraNoAutopsy finding
360/ML cerebellumNoAutopsy finding
474/FBrain, duraNoAutopsy finding
546/MChoroidNoAutopsy finding
662/MPinealNoAutopsy finding
783/MBrain, duraNoAutopsy finding
Jun, 1984855/MCorpus callosumCalcHA, N/V
Garen, 1989944/MDura, Meckel caveCalcAtypical facial pain
Bertoni, 19901031/MJugular foramenNoHA, hoarseness
1150/MForamen magnumNoNeck pain
1248/MSkull base/cerebellumNoR CN XI paralysis
1323/MSpine, T10NoBack pain
1458/MSpine, C2–3NoBack pain
1532/ML frontalNoEpilepsy
1645/FSkull baseNoCN paralysis
1758/MSkull baseNoHoarseness
1812/MSpine, C6NoPain
1932/MSpine, L4–5NoBack pain
2033/FSpine, T9NoBack pain
2168/FSpine, L4–5NoR hip pain
2220/FSpine, C2NoIncidental
2356/FSpine, L4–5NoBack pain
Smith, 19942448/MSpine, L2–3NoSciatica
Tsugu, 19992522/FR parietalCalcSeizures
Tatke, 2001266/ML temporalCalcSeizures
Qian, 19992733/FL temporalCalcDevelopmental delay
2849/MSpine, C1 & clivusNoWeakness
2959/MSpine, C1–2NoShuffling gait
3047/FFrontal lobeCalcSeizures
  • Note:—CAPNON indicates calcifying pseudoneoplasms of the neuraxis; calc, densely calcified mass seen on CT; CN, cranial nerve; HA, headache; N/V, nausea and vomiting; L, left; R, right.

  • * This table includes an additional 30 patients from the literature with intracranial and intraspinal CAPNON.