CT-scanning in children with cerebral visual disturbance and its possible relation to hypoxia and ischaemia.
The examination of computertomography (CT) scans of 20 patients suffering from 'cerebral visual disturbance' (CVD) as part of infantile encephalopathy, revealed conspicuous abnormalities, which could be divided into two main groups: (1) lesions of the optic radiations; and (2) lesions of the calcarine cortex. The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying these abnormalities suggest an important role of hypoxia and/or ischaemia in the etiology of CVD.
D001284:Atrophy; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007223:Infant; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging