Normal intracranial calcifications can be defined as all age-related physiologic and neurodegenerative calcifications that are unaccompanied by any evidence of disease and have no demonstrable pathological cause. The most common sites include: pineal gland. seen in 2/3 of the adult population and increases with age 1

Intracranial calcifications can manifest in a variety of situations, and it is essential that the radiologist know how to identify and classify them as accurately as possible. To that end, radiologists should consider the imaging characteristics of these calcifications, the age of the patient, and the clinical aspects.

Intracranial calcifications are frequently encountered in non-contrast computed tomography scan in both adult and pediatric age groups. They refer to calcifications within the brain parenchyma or vasculature and can be classified into several major ...

Intracranial calcifications are common in certain locations and often are of no clinical concern. The two most commonly encountered types of calcification include: normal age-related intracranial calcifications. intracranial arterial atherosclerosis. Concerning calcifications are much less common and occur in a variety of settings, including 3 ...

Calcification and ossification of the meninges have held the interest of pathologists and anatomists for many generations, and the numerous workers who have investigated the subject have brought to light so much information concerning them that our present knowledge of this subject seems almost complete.