# Mega Virchow–Robin

**Authors:** Leonor De Almeida Moreira Cameira de Abreu, Sophia Chkili, Denis Tack

PMC · DOI: 10.5334/jbsr.3733 · Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology · 2024-09-17

## TL;DR

The paper explains that Virchow–Robin spaces are fluid-filled areas surrounding blood vessels in the brain.

## Contribution

It clarifies the anatomical definition and teaching point of perivascular spaces.

## Key findings

- Perivascular spaces are fluid-filled and surround vessel walls in the brain.
- These spaces extend from the subarachnoid space into the brain tissue.

## Abstract

Teaching point: Perivascular spaces, also known as Virchow–Robin spaces, are fluid-filled spaces that surround the vessel walls from the subarachnoid space through the brain parenchyma.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** diffusion abnormalities (MESH:D008228), ataxia (MESH:D001259), cognitive decline (MESH:D003072), multiple sclerosis (MESH:D009103), deficits in memory, executive, and attention functions (MESH:D001289), type 2 diabetes (MESH:D003924), hypercholesterolemia (MESH:D006937), cortical atrophy (MESH:D001284), hypertension (MESH:D006973), periventricular leukoaraiosis (MESH:D049292), lacunar infarctions (MESH:D059409)

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## References

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