Skull And Brain Exam

Question 1

What are the normal physiological signs of intracranial calcifications?

Answer 1

Pineal gland (60 per cent of adults)
Habenular commissure (30 per cent)
Choroid plexus (10 per cent)
Dura mater falx cerebri (7 per cent) and superior sagittal sinus
Tentorium dural plaques (frequently parasagittal) Petroclinoid (12 per cent) and interclinoid ligaments
Diaphragm sellae
Pituitary gland (rare)[2]
Carotid arteries (in elderly patients)