Periventricular leucomalacia (PVL) - end-stage

Case contributed by Ammar Haouimi
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Developmental delay with history of prematurity.

Patient Data

Age: 14 months
Gender: Female
This study is a stack
Sagittal
T1
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Axial
FLAIR
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Coronal
T2
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MRI sequences demonstrate:

  • dilatation with irregular margins of the bodies and trigones of the lateral ventricles,
  • loss of periventricular white matter with increased FLAIR and T2 signal containing small cystic formations
  • thinning of the corpus callosum mainly of its corporeosplenial region

Case Discussion

MRI features of end-stage periventricular leucomalacia.

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