title: Radiological colpocephaly: a congenital malformation or the result of intrauterine and perinatal brain damage.
abstract: The term colpocephaly, meaning disproportional enlargement of the occipital horns of the lateral ventricles, was considered in the past to be a distinct congenital malformation acquired in early intrauterine life. During the last few years several cases were reported in whom a variety of intrauterine and perinatal causes could be associated with this radiological picture. We report on 9 children with radiological colpocephaly in whom intrauterine and/or perinatal injury to the developing brain seemed to be the cause of colpocephaly. It is evident from our observations that "radiological colpocephaly" is a non-specific finding caused frequently by CNS damage acquired during intrauterine and perinatal life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Hasharon Hospital, Tel Aviv., Israel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Landman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weitz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dulitzki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shuper
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sirota
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aloni
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bar-Ziv
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gadoth
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000150:complications*; D005311:Fetal Hypoxia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed