CT and MRI of microcephalia vera.
CT and MRI findings in three patients, two of them siblings, with microcephalia vera are presented. In this rare entity, a very small brain with an extremely thin, smooth cortex and increase surrounding cerebrospinal fluid are observed.
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Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Oztürk
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Aydingöz
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Cila
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D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D003241:Consanguinity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008831:Microcephaly / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed