Diffuse dysplasia of cerebral hemispheres in a fetus. Possible viral cause?
The pathologic anatomy of an infant born with an occluded ventricular system and cerebral dysplasia is described. The possible role of an intrauterine viral infection as the cause is discussed, as is the possible relationship of this lesion to cerebro-ocular dysgenesis (Warburg syndrome).
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000378:metabolism; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D008297:Male; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000378:metabolism