ABSTRACT
Limited studies of brain MR imaging findings in Usher syndrome have reported atrophy with enlarged subarachnoid spaces. However, the specific appearance of the subarachnoid spaces surrounding the cranial nerves has not yet been described. Herein we describe the skull base MR imaging findings in an adult with Usher syndrome. Multiple cranial nerve exits were enlarged to the point of causing cephaloceles with bony remodeling. A combination of uncommon findings in this rare disorder raises the question of an etiologic association.
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Encephalocele/pathology , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Petrous Bone/pathology , Subarachnoid Space/pathology , Usher Syndromes/pathology , Cranial Nerves , Dilatation, Pathologic/pathology , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
In 1984, we investigated the impact of a parental notification statue with judicial bypass procedures in Minnesota. Subjects were interviewed on the day of their abortion at four Minnesota and two Wisconsin clinics. Relatively few were aware of the statute in Minnesota. Parental notification rates were similar in Minnesota and Wisconsin, which has no parental notification statute.
