title: Normal and abnormal fetal brain development during the third trimester as demonstrated by neurosonography.
abstract: The multiplanar neurosonographic examination of the fetus enables superb visualization of brain anatomy during pregnancy. The examination may be performed using a transvaginal or a transfundal approach and it is indicated in patients at high risk for CNS anomalies or in those with a suspicious finding during a routine examination. The purpose of this paper is to present a description of the normal brain and of abnormal findings usually diagnosed late in pregnancy, including malformations of cortical development, infratentorial anomalies, and prenatal insults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fetal Neurology Clinic, Genetics Institute and Pediatric Neurology Unit, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Holon 58100, Israel. malinger@nashim.net
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Malinger
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lev
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lerman-Sagie
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology; D004453:Echoencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*