Prenatal diagnosis of lissencephaly (type II) by ultrasound and fast magnetic resonance imaging.
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.
Kojima
Kazuhisa
K
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Nagoya, Japan. og.kazu@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
Suzuki
Yoshikatsu
Y
Seki
Koichiro
K
Yamamoto
Tamao
T
Sato
Takeshi
T
Tanaka
Taihei
T
Suzumori
Kaoru
K
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