8 years Male (DOB:5/21/2008)Reason: pre-op planning History: preop planningPROVIDER/ATTENDING NAME: NEETHI P PINTO NEETHI P PINTO The CSF spaces are appropriate for the patient's stated age with no midline shift. The patient status post recent depth electrode placement in the right temporal lobe. There is associated metal artifact. Patient's also status post right temporal lobe surgery.Normal vascular flow voids are present in the distal carotid and vertebral arteries, the basilar artery and the proximal anterior, middle and posterior cerebral arteries as well as the internal cerebral veins and superior sagittal sinus.The visualized portions of the paranasal sinuses are clear. The visualized portions of the mastoid air cells are clear. The visualized portions of the orbits are intact.
1.The examination is performed for the purposes of stereotactic guidance and an surgery. There are depth electrodes present in the right temporal lobe which create artifact and may obscure more subtle lesions. The patient is status post right temporal lobe surgery.2.Please note this is a limited exam for the purposes of stereotactic guidance during surgery.