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Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head revealed hypodense \u201clesions\u201d in the lateral ventricles and basal cisterns. The CT Hounsfield unit was between \u221241 to \u221283 Hounsfield Units, which is compatible with fat rather than air. The T1 weighted and FLAIR MRI showed hyperintense lesions \u201cfloating\u201d on top of the CSF in the lateral ventricles, which is typical for fat droplets, presumably caused by a ruptured dermoid cyst. This case emphasizes the importance of analyzing Hounsfield Units to distinguish lesions by density, where fat ranges from \u221250 to \u2212150 Hounsfield Units and air is \u22121000 Hounsfield Units. Pneumocephalus is the presence of air in the epidural, subdural, or subarachnoid space and can cause confusion, nausea, seizures and focal neurological symptoms. A careful analysis of the neuroimaging findings in the CT with or without MRI is important in making a correct diagnosis of a ruptured dermoid cyst versus pneumocephalus.&lt;\/p&gt;<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3934\/neuroscience.2024029","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,27]],"date-time":"2024-11-27T08:22:31Z","timestamp":1732695751000},"page":"484-489","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Fat droplets in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) spaces of the brain"],"prefix":"10.3934","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Mark","family":"Reed","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"California Northstate University College of Medicine, Elk Grove, CA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Christopher","family":"Miller","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"California Northstate University College of Medicine, Elk Grove, CA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Cortney","family":"Connor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"California Northstate University College of Medicine, Elk Grove, CA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jason S.","family":"Chang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Neurology, Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Forshing","family":"Lui","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Sciences, California Northstate University College of Medicine, Elk Grove, CA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"2321","reference":[{"key":"key-10.3934\/Neuroscience.2024029-1"},{"key":"key-10.3934\/Neuroscience.2024029-2"},{"key":"key-10.3934\/Neuroscience.2024029-3"},{"key":"key-10.3934\/Neuroscience.2024029-4"},{"key":"key-10.3934\/Neuroscience.2024029-5"},{"key":"key-10.3934\/Neuroscience.2024029-6"},{"key":"key-10.3934\/Neuroscience.2024029-7"},{"key":"key-10.3934\/Neuroscience.2024029-8"},{"key":"key-10.3934\/Neuroscience.2024029-9"},{"key":"key-10.3934\/Neuroscience.2024029-10"},{"key":"key-10.3934\/Neuroscience.2024029-11"},{"key":"key-10.3934\/Neuroscience.2024029-12"},{"key":"key-10.3934\/Neuroscience.2024029-13"},{"key":"key-10.3934\/Neuroscience.2024029-14"},{"key":"key-10.3934\/Neuroscience.2024029-15"}],"container-title":["AIMS Neuroscience"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/www.aimspress.com\/article\/doi\/10.3934\/Neuroscience.2024029?viewType=html","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,27]],"date-time":"2024-11-27T08:22:31Z","timestamp":1732695751000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/www.aimspress.com\/article\/doi\/10.3934\/Neuroscience.2024029"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2024]]},"references-count":15,"journal-issue":{"issue":"4","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2024]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3934\/neuroscience.2024029","relation":{},"ISSN":["2373-7972"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2373-7972","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2024]]}}}