MRI and clinical findings in rhombencephalosynapsis.
Rhombencephalosynapsis is an unusual disorder characterized predominantly by agenesis/hypogenesis of the cerebellar vermis and fusion of the cerebellar hemispheres. Three cases are reported with emphasis on the MRI and clinical findings. Discussion of the relative importance of the cerebellar anomalies and associated supratentorial abnormalities is included.
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Department of Radiology, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO 80045-5000.
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000328:Adult; D061085:Agenesis of Corpus Callosum; D002529:Cerebellar Nuclei / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007245:Inferior Colliculi / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012249:Rhombencephalon / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D013477:Superior Colliculi / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology