Alobar holoprosenencephaly

Case contributed by Arthur Daire , 16 Sep 2014
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Henry Knipe , 17 Sep 2015

Updates to Case Attributes

Race changed from Black/African American to .
Presentation was changed:
Enlarged head and hydrocephalus suspected clinically. Holoprosenencephaly suspected on ultrasound (not shown)
Diagnostic Certainty was set to .
Body was changed:

The imaging findings are(which were also suspected on the antenatal ultrasound) are typical of alobar holoprosenencephalyholoprosencephaly.

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:
  • There is absence of normal midline structures and most of the parietal and posterior cortex. The small presentSmall frontal cortex is usedpresent, with no evidence of midline fissure.

  • The Thalamithalami are fused.
  • Large mono-ventricle and a large monoventricle is present.
  • Cerebellum Cerebellum and brain stem is lookingbrainstem appear within normal normal limits

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