Giant Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Scalp with Intracranial Invasion: MRI Findings with Tract Visualisation.

A rare case of recurrent basal cell carcinoma in the scalp that infiltrated multiple intracranial structures is presented. Basal cell carcinoma represents one of the most frequent malignant nonmelanotic skin neoplasms, but the majority of them have no aggressive and recurrent behaviour. The aim of this case report is to provide an overview of the main clinical and radiologic features of basal cell carcinoma, focusing on the conventional and advanced (tractography) MRI findings and providing an overview of treatment and prognosis.

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Density in the "Higher-Order" Thalamus Projecting to the Prefrontal Cortex in Humans: a PET Study.

Purpose: The parcellation of the thalamus into different nuclei involved in different corticothalamocortical loops reflects its functional diversity. The connections between the mediodorsal nucleus and the prefrontal cortex play a major role in cognition, particularly in the rapid processing of behaviorally relevant information. The thalamus is the brain region with the highest density in α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, the main human nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtype.

Sledge runner fasciculus: anatomic architecture and tractographic morphology.

The sledge runner fasciculus (SRF) has been recently identified as a discrete fiber tract of the occipital lobe and has been allegedly implicated in the axonal connectivity of cortical areas conveying spatial navigation and visuospatial imagery. However, detailed knowledge regarding its anatomic and tractographic morphology is lacking. We thus opted to investigate the anatomy and connectivity of the SRF through cadaveric dissections and DTI studies.

Nicotinic receptor abnormalities as a biomarker in idiopathic generalized epilepsy.

Purpose: Mutations of cholinergic neuronal nicotinic receptors have been identified in the autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (ADNFLE), associated with changes on PET images using [F]-F-85380-A (F-A-85380), an α4β2 nicotinic receptor ligand. The aim of the present study was to evaluate potential changes in nicotinic receptor availability in other types of epilepsy.

Methods: We included 34 male participants, 12 patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE), 10 with non-lesional diurnal focal epilepsy, and 12 age-matched healthy controls.

Ipsilateral and contralateral cerebro-cerebellar white matter connections: A diffusion tensor imaging study in healthy adults.

Background And Purpose: The cerebellum has a pivotal role in regulating human behavior; yet whether this function is mediated only through contralateral cerebro-cerebellar pathways is under-investigated. Thus, we examined feed-backward and feed-forward ipsilateral and contralateral cerebro-cerebellar connections using a detereministic diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) algorithm, the robustness of which was also estimated using phantom DTI data.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-one healthy controls (22-60 years old; 15 males/36 females) were scanned in a 3T MRI scanner with a 30-direction DTI sequence.

Memory-related white matter tract integrity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an advanced neuroimaging and neuropsychological study.

We aimed to investigate structural changes in vivo in memory-related white matter tracts (i.e., perforant pathway zone [PPZ]; uncinate fasciculus [UF]; fornix) using diffusion tensor tractography and evaluate possible associations with memory performance in nondemented patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).