Schizencephaly with occlusion or absence of middle cerebral artery.
In a study of 160 infants with prenatal and/or perinatal risk factors for brain damage, we observed three cases of schizencephaly. All cases were unilateral, and the clefts had open lips. In two cases, magnetic resonance angiography showed occlusion or absence of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) on the affected side. Two of the patients, including one with absent flow in the MCA of the affected side, had ipsilateral cerebellar atrophy.
Fernández-Bouzas
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Instituto de Neurobiología de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) Campus Juriquilla, Juriquilla, QRO, Mexico. fabouzas@servidor.unam.mx
Harmony
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Santiago-Rodríguez
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Ricardo-Garcell
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Fernández
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Avila-Acosta
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D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000150:complications* / Q000196:embryology; D008297:Male; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013346:Subarachnoid Space / Q000002:abnormalities