Abstract
This chapter discusses the cavum septi pellucidi in the general population and in boxers. The size of a cavum septi pellucidi varies from a narrow slit to a wide cystic enlargement. The statements about its frequency vary considerably. The cavum can be more or less completely closed with near fusion of both septal laminae and leaves. Alternatively, there can be a nearly complete fusion of the lamina with loose connective tissues in the median part and a slit shaped cavum, or a relatively large cavum septi pellucidi. Evaluation of the clinical and morphological literature about brain damage in ex-boxers reveals the fact that repeated and numerous blows against the head of amateur Sind professional boxers produce a dilatation of the normally tiny cavum septi pellucidi. It is found that the changes observed in the septum pellucidum in ex-boxers are a significant feature, and traumatic causation has been conclusively proven. The changes may be produced by a sudden elevation in the ventricular pressure with thinning and finally rupturing of the floor or walls of the potential cavum septi pellucidi.
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