Status cribrosum

Status cribrosum
Other namesÉtat criblé; cribriform state; "Swiss cheese striatum"
SpecialtyNeurology; neuroradiology; neuropathology
SymptomsOften none (incidental imaging finding)
FrequencyReported in 1.3% of participants in one population-based cohort of elderly adults

Status cribrosum (French: état criblé) is a term used in neuropathology and neuroimaging for diffuse widening of perivascular (Virchow–Robin) spaces, most often in the basal ganglia, producing a "sieve-like" (cribriform) appearance of the affected brain tissue.

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