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Three patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome were reported. Unusual findings on computed tomography were seen in two of the three patients. One case showed peculiar and marked dilatation of the 4th ventricle, supracerebellar cistern and lateral ventricle. The other case presented disproportionate enlargement of the anterior horn of the lateral ventricle. These CT findings in the two patients suggest that developmental abnormalities may constitute a structural defect.
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Hagino, H., Eda, I., Takashima, S. et al. Computed tomography in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Neuroradiology 27, 443–445 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00327612
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00327612