title: Prenatal diagnosis of lissencephaly (type II) by ultrasound and fast magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: We report a case of lissencephaly which could be diagnosed by detailed examination during pregnancy. We first found bilateral enlarged ventricles in the fetus by routine abdominal ultrasonography at mid-pregnancy. Fast scanning MRI subsequently allowed confirmation of a diagnosis of lissencephaly during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Nagoya, Japan. og.kazu@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kazuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Yoshikatsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: Tamao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Taihei
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzumori
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal