pineal gland - DocNeuro https://docneuro.com/tag/pineal-gland/ Up-to-date concepts in neurology Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:34:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Pineoblastoma https://docneuro.com/pineoblastoma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pineoblastoma Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:34:26 +0000 https://docneuro.jz7sunfr-liquidwebsites.com/pineoblastoma/ Tumors of the pineal gland can be categorized into pineal cell and germ cell depending of their cell type of origin. Unlike germ cell tumors, pineal cell tumors tend to expand the pineal gland with calcifications seen along the periphery of the gland. Unlike non-pineal masses, these primary pineal tumors are much more likely to […]

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]]> Pineal Cyst https://docneuro.com/pineal-cyst/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pineal-cyst Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:48:12 +0000 https://docneuro.jz7sunfr-liquidwebsites.com/pineal-cyst/ The pineal gland is a small (6-8 mm) midline endocrine structure, partly responsible for the production of serotonin , a neurotransmitter responsible for the modulation of “mood”, expressed by its effect on such fundamental behaviors as appetite, sleep, sex and mood. Diagnosis: Pineal Cyst Figure 1: (a,red arrow) axial FLAIR demonstrates a mildly hyperintense pineal […]

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