Postnatal evaluation of schizencephaly by transfontanellar three-dimensional sonography

Date
2007-07-01Author
Araujo Junior, Edward
Leite, Alexis Paiva
Pires, Claudio Rodrigues
Giumaraes Filho, Helio Antonio
Zanforlin Filho, Sebastiao Marques
Machado Nardozza, Luciano Marcondes
Moron, Antonio Fernades
Type
ArtigoISSN
0091-2751Is part of
Journal of Clinical UltrasoundDOI
10.1002/jci.20285Metadata
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Schizencephaly is a rare anomaly of neuronal migration characterized by the presence of brain clefts that communicate with the lateral ventricles. Type I is characterized by clefts with fused lips or margins, not communicating with the subarachnoid space. Type II is characterized by longer clefts that communicate with the subarachnoid space. Neonatal diagnosis of schizencephaly on transfontanellar two-dimensional (2D) sonography is rare, with only 1 report in the medical literature. the major limitation of 2D sonography is its inability to assess neonatal prognosis. There are no reports on MEDLINE about the use of transfontanellar three-dimensional (3D) sonography in the assessment of schizencephaly. We present a case of type II schizencephaly diagnosed on the 29th week of gestation with 2D sonography and describe the main findings with 3D sonography in surface and transparency modes performed in the neonatal period via the fontanel. (c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Citation
Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons Inc, v. 35, n. 6, p. 351-355, 2007.Keywords
schizencephalyneonatal abnormalities
three-dimensional imaging
brain malformations
ultrasonography
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