Expanding experience with spontaneous dermoid rupture in the MRI era: diagnosis and follow-up

A Messori, G Polonara, A Serio, E Gambelli… - European journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
With widespread use of CT and MR imaging, experience with spontaneous dermoid rupture
has significantly increased. What was previously believed to be a generally severe or even …

Predicting posttraumatic epilepsy with MRI: prospective longitudinal morphologic study in adults

A Messori, G Polonara, F Carle, R Gesuita… - …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Evaluation of morphologic risk factors for posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE) by using
brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in serial assessments ≤2 years after traumatic brain …

Mycotic aneurysms as lethal complication of brain pseudallescheriasis in a near-drowned child: a CT demonstration

A Messori, C Lanza, M De Nicola… - American journal …, 2002 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Intracranial true mycotic aneurysms are rare and generally lethal. We report a case of a near-drowned
child with brain abscesses due to Pseudallescheria boydii, a saprophytic fungus, …

An unusual spinal presentation of Whipple disease

A Messori, P Di Bella, G Polonara… - American journal …, 2001 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
When Whipple disease (WD) is confined to the CNS, diagnosis may be difficult. We report a
case of WD with spinal presentation in an otherwise healthy woman who had a 5-year …

Acute posttraumatic paraplegia caused by epidural hematoma at the vertex

A Messori, F Pauri, F Rychlicki… - American journal of …, 2001 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Vertex epidural hematomas (VEDHs) are well known but uncommon. Their clinical presentation
may be misleading and missed by routine CT axial scanning; thus, diagnosis may be …

Prenatal diagnosis of a vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation with fetal MR imaging study

A Messori, G Polonara… - American journal of …, 2003 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
We read with interest the article by Jones et al (1), in which the authors describe their
experience in diagnosing and treating 13 children with vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation (…

Gemella morbillorum deep brain abscess successfully treated with combined stereotactic, medical, and imaging approach

A Messori, F Bartolucci, M Dini, AM Paggi… - European journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
A rare case of brain abscess due to Gemella morbillorum, a normal inhabitant of the oral
cavity, is presented. The aim of this report is to draw the attention of radiology literature readers …

Resolution of limbic encephalitis with detection and treatment of lung cancer: clinical–radiological correlation

A Messori, C Lanza, A Serio, U Salvolini - European journal of radiology, 2003 - Elsevier
Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis may develop in the setting of an otherwise occult malignancy.
In the case reported here, the neuropsychiatric syndrome resolved with treatment of the …

Dilation of cervical epidural veins in intracranial hypotension

A Messori, G Polonara, U Salvolini - AJNR: American Journal of …, 2001 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We read with interest the case report of Clarot et al (1) regarding a patient with intracranial
hypotension (IH) after lumbar puncture who had giant cervical epidural veins as the sole MR …

Postmortem MRI as a useful tool for investigation of cerebral microbleeds

A Messori, U Salvolini - Stroke, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
Anna Messori … We thank Drs Messori and Salvolini for their interest in our study. The
authors suggest postmortem MRI as a tool for studying cerebral microbleeds. We fully agree. …