La dilatazione degli spazi di Virchow-Robin nel trauma cranico. Aspetti caratteristici in RM e revisione della letteratura

: In this review it is discussed the role of mild traumatic brain injury as a cause of Virchow-Robin spaces (VRS) pathological enlargement. Anatomy and physiology of normal VRS, and their immunological role are described. Special attention is given to magnetic resonance imaging findings of both normal and enlarged perivascular spaces.