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While MCM has been reported in association with psychiatric disorders in adults, current study sought to report its incidence and relationship with gender and age in a consecutive series of patients without psychiatric comorbidities.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n               Materials and Methods\u2003We retrospectively reviewed 1,016 consecutive computed tomography scans of patients between the age of 1 and 80 with a history of minor head trauma, headache, or vertigo from April to August 2023. Two perpendicular diameters inside the MCM were measured: the first diameter (D1) was measured longitudinally on the midsagittal plane (anteroposterior diameter), whereas the second one (D2) was measured transeversely (transverse diameter). An MCM with D1\u2009&gt;\u200920\u2009mm was defined as \u201chuge MCM.\u201d The relationship between age, gender, and the two diameters were subsequently analyzed.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n               Results\u2003Over a course of 5 months, 92 cases with MCM, including 76 men, were evaluated. The mean age of MCM cases was 35.31\u2009\u00b1\u200926.14, with no significant relationship observed between age and MCM. No significant difference in D1 was found between genders, while D2 significantly differed between men and women (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.029). \u201cHuge MCM\u201d was exclusively observed in 18 men (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.035). There was also no significant correlation between D1 and D2.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n               Conclusion\u2003MCM appears to be a normal variation in the general population with no clinical significance. 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