Items tagged “fetal brain”
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Nuchal fold
The nuchal fold is a normal fold of skin seen at the back of the fetal neck during the second trimester of pregnancy. Increased thickness of the nuchal fold is a soft marker associated with multiple fetal anomalies, and is measured on a routine second trimester ultrasound.
Terminology
It shou...
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Fetal ventriculomegaly
Fetal ventriculomegaly refers to the presence of dilated cerebral ventricles in utero.
Important in itself, it is also associated with other CNS anomalies.
Epidemiology
Using the current sonographic cut-off criteria (see radiographic features below), the estimated prevalence may be at ~0.9% o...
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Fetal ventriculomegaly (differential)
Fetal ventriculomegaly (ventricle width >10 mm) is an important finding in itself and it is also associated with other central nervous system abnormalities. For more information, see the main article fetal ventriculomegaly.
Differential diagnosis
Fetal ventriculomegaly can be thought of in ter...
Case
Spalding sign
Published
12 May 2015
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Ultrasound
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Asymmetric ventriculomegaly, interhemispheric cyst and dysgenesis of the corpus callosum (AVID)
Asymmetric ventriculomegaly, interhemispheric cyst, and dysgenesis of the corpus callosum (AVID) is a triad of congenital cerebral anomalies.
Radiographic features
markedly asymmetric enlargement of the lateral ventricles may be the initial finding on routine fetal morphology ultrasound.
inte...
Case
Dysplasia of CSP and anterior corpus callosum
Published
05 Nov 2016
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MRI
Annotated image
Ultrasound
Case
Agenesis of the corpus callosum
Published
22 Dec 2016
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MRI