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Prenatal diagnosis of unilateral megalencephaly by 2D and 3D ultrasound: a case report
Author(s) -
Hafner E.,
Bock W.,
Zoder G.,
Schuchter K.,
Rosen A.,
Plattner M.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199902)19:2<159::aid-pd470>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - megalencephaly , central nervous system , echoencephalography , medicine , prenatal diagnosis , hemimegalencephaly , prenatal ultrasound , ultrasound , ultrasonography , anatomy , fetus , pathology , cerebral hemisphere , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , pregnancy , biology , endocrinology , cortical dysplasia , genetics
Unilateral megalencephaly is a rare malformation of the central nervous system characterized by an overgrowth of one cerebral hemisphere due to an anomaly of neuronal cell migration. It shows macroscopic and histological alterations of the central nervous tissue. We report on a case of this malformation detected prenatally with the support of 3D ultrasonography. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.