* To know a compilation of diseases for which a certitude diagnosis can be established on the basis of the imaging data and the clinical context of the patient. * To know through practical clinical cases their aspects in imaging * To know the pearls of "Aunt Minnie" which are going to be described as "keywords" after every clinical case.

* This atlas of “Aunt Minnie” is designed as a practical educational tool which explains to the readers, some Neuro-radiological cases, of which the imaging can be typical. * However, medicine is not an exact science, and there are many pitfalls that must be known. * The reader has to understand that every case must be analyzed in its context by considering diagnostic probabilities and trying to avoid the pitfalls.

1. Close-lipped schizencephaly ( Fig. 1 Fig. 2 ) : Schizencephaly may be close or open-lipped, uni or bilateral, and typically manifests with seizures and mental retardation. It is a disorder of neuronal migration caused by second-trimester insult or genetics leading to a full-thickness communication between the pia and ventricular system ependyma. The cleft is lined by abnormal gray matter, which may act as a seizure focus. If the abnormal gray matter is closely apposed, the anomaly is close-lipped; if unopposed, it is open-lipped. The...

The maineducational objective of this work isto introduce the residentto a compilation of diseaseor conditions in which a confident diagnosis can be rendered based on the imaging findings and interpreted in the context of the patient's clinicalpresentation.

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