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Weerakkody Y, Bell D, Sharma R, et al. Fowler syndrome. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 22 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13890
Fowler syndrome, also known as proliferative vasculopathy and hydranencephaly-hydrocephaly syndrome (PVHH), is a rare inherited condition.
Not to be confused with Fowler syndrome of urinary retention, a condition caused by primary failure of urethral sphincter relaxation resulting in urinary retention in young women.
It is characterized by:
Fowler syndrome is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner, caused by mutations in the cell-surface protein FLCVR2 4.
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