title: Sonographic diagnosis of congenital brain malformations: the Ilorin experience.
abstract: A retrospective study was done to determine the incidence of congenital malformation of the brain among African infants over a 5 year period. Transfontanelle ultrasound (US) was performed on 98 infants consisting of 45 males and 53 females. The mean age was 2.6 months (range 1-11 months). Congenital malformation was present in 25.5% of the 98 cases studied, most of which were associated with hydrocephalus. Cerebral aqueduct stenosis was the commonest congenital anomaly encountered and was found in 24% of case. This study shows that transfontanelle US is a useful tool for diagnosis of congenital brain malformations in infants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Nzeh
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Saidu
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Erinle
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Pam
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004453:Echoencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies