Table 1:

Summary of the qualitative features of macrocerebellum in patients with achondroplasia

Macrocerebellum Imaging Features on Different Imaging PlanesNo. of Patients with Imaging Features Present (% Total) (Total  = 23 Patients)
Extension of the cerebellar hemispheres inferior to the vermis (midsagittal)23 (100.0)
Extension of the superomedial portions of the hemispheres above the tentorium cerebelli (coronal)16 (69.6)
Wrapping of the cerebellar hemispheres around the brainstem (axial)20 (87.0)
Effacement of the retro- and infravermian subarachnoid CSF spaces (midsagittal)22 (95.7)
Shortening of the midbrain (midsagittal)8 (34.8)
Distortion of the tectal plate (midsagittal)3 (13.0)
Mass effect on the brain stem (midsagittal)7 (30.4)