1-Colpocephaly means hydrocephalus or dilatation affecting posterior horns of the lateral ventricles more than anterior horns.
2-This condition occurs in the following diseases
-Agenesis of corpus callosum.
-Chiari malformation type 2.
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| The above image is an example for colpocephaly where the posterior horns of the lateral ventricles are dilated more than the anterior horns. |
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| Axial T1-weighted magnetic resonance image in a patient with a Chiari malformation. This image shows a beaked tectum (arrows) and colpocephaly (arrowheads). |
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| Colpocephaly with agenesis of corpus callosum. |
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