Prenatal diagnosis of unilateral megalencephaly by 2D and 3D ultrasound: a case report.
Unilateral megalencephaly is a rare malformation of the central nervous system characterized by an overgrowth of one cerebral hemisphere due to an anomaly of neuronal cell migration. It shows macroscopic and histological alterations of the central nervous tissue. We report on a case of this malformation detected prenatally with the support of 3D ultrasonography.
Hafner
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Ludwig Boltzmann Institut for Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Donauspital am SMZ-Ost, Vienna, Austria.
Bock
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Zoder
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Schuchter
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Rosen
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Plattner
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D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology; D004453:Echoencephalography; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods