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. 2021 Mar 22;78(5):1–10. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.0306

Table 4. Prevalence of Common Incidental Findings in 11 679 Participants, Regardless of Categorization.

Incidental finding No. (%)
Pineal cyst 910 (7.8)
Posterior fossa arachnoid cyst vs mega cisternal magna 225 (1.9)
Developmental venous anomaly 220 (1.9)
Nonspecific white matter lesions concerning for sequela of infection, inflammation, ischemia, dysmyelination, or demyelination 188 (1.6)
Mastoid effusions 141 (1.2)
Cavum septum pellucidum 139 (1.2)
Arachnoid cyst 128 (1.1)
Periventricular nodular heterotopia 110 (0.9)
Tonsillar ectopia 48 (0.4)
Choroidal fissure cysts 41 (0.4)
Cavum vellum interpositum cysts 34 (0.3)
Ventriculomegaly 34 (0.3)
Possible glial neoplasm 34 (0.3)
Parotid lymphoepithelial cysts 27 (0.2)
Chiari I malformation 23 (0.2)
Dilated central canal 14 (0.1)
Hydrocephalus 8 (0.07)
Focal cortical dysplasia 7 (0.06)
Cavernous malformation 6 (0.05)
Hypogenesis of the corpus callosum 4 (0.03)
Encephalocele 4 (0.03)
Syrinx 3 (0.03)
Agenesis of the corpus callosum 2 (0.02)
Polymicrogyria 2 (0.02)