Common congenital brain anomalies.
Craniocerebral malformations remain enigmas to many radiologists because their pathogeneses are obscure, noninvasive imaging modalities could not display them in detail until recently, and concise classifications have been lacking. In this article the MRI findings of the most common congenital brain malformations are presented with an emphasis on the characteristic features of each malformation and the clinical symptoms and course.
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Department of Radiology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis; D061085:Agenesis of Corpus Callosum; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000002:abnormalities; D002946:Cisterna Magna / Q000002:abnormalities; D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000175:diagnosis