Abstract:
This is a descriptive, cross sectional study which was done during August
to November 2016 and was carried out at Antalya medical center ,
Khartoum- Sudan. The study discusses determining normal ventricular
size in Khartoum state population using computed tomography . The
study aimed to establish baseline reference values for the lateral, third
and fourth ventricular dimensions on normal brain, standardized for sex
and age. the study found that normal CT scans of 80 adult participant
(male and female) aged between 10 – 90 years, having no brain disorders
that affect the ventricular system .
The study found the results showed that the average fourth ventricle
height and width , third ventricle height and width, anterior horn of
lateral ventricles height and width, and posterior horn of lateral ventricles
height and width 9.25+/-18.30mm ,10.15+/-1.78mm,17.35+/-3.28mm,
10.20+/-2.81mm 27.04+/-3.28mm , 5.67+/-2.56mm,and 29.45+/-
6.66mm,9.27+/-2.57mm respectively.
The study conduced to of the age have direct effect on the ventricular size
and noted that increase in age lead to decrease in ventricular dimensions,
and ventricular system of the male higher than female
It is important to know the reference value of the ventricle size in
Sudanese population, to state the pathology easily. Further studies should
be done using a larger sample size.
