학술논문
Hydranencephaly: A Rare Cause of an Enlarging Head Size in an Infant.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*HUMAN abnormalities
*CEREBRAL hemispheres
*CEREBROSPINAL fluid
*ULTRASONIC imaging
*MAGNETIC resonance imaging
*COMPUTED tomography
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ISSN
2250-1541
Abstract
The article discusses hydranencephaly, a rare congenital abnormality marked by the absence and replacement of cerebral hemispheres by a large cerebrospinal fluid pool, a rare encephalopathy occurring in-utero and presents rarely in postnatal period. Hydranencephaly can be diagnosed with the use of ante- and postnatal ultrasound, ante- and postnatal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT), and its radiological features include nearly the complete absence of cortical mantle.