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The fetal cerebellum. Pitfalls in diagnosis and management
Author(s) -
Malinger Gustavo,
Lev Dorit,
LermanSagie Tally
Publication year - 2009
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/pd.2196
Subject(s) - cerebellar hypoplasia (non human) , cerebellum , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , differential diagnosis , agenesis , prenatal diagnosis , hypoplasia , arthrogryposis , cerebellar vermis , fetus , confusion , pathology , neuroscience , radiology , anatomy , psychology , pregnancy , biology , psychoanalysis , genetics
Prenatal diagnosis of congenital and acquired cerebellar disorders is possible by the use of ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Although numerous studies have been conducted in this field, diagnostic uncertainties are still common in daily clinical practice. This review outlines five possible pitfalls in the diagnosis of fetal cerebellar disorders: confusion between different entities describing vermian pathologies (Dandy–Walker variant, vermian hypoplasia and vermian agenesis); premature diagnosis of abnormal vermian formation; difficulties in the ultrasonographic differentiation between the cerebellar hemispheres and the vermis; late development of cerebellar hypoplasia/atrophy and differential diagnosis of unilateral cerebellar findings. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.