Inferior pontine segmentation abnormality in a child with sensorineural deafness: DTI analysis of fiber tracts.
MRI/DTI data are presented in a child with sensoneurinal hearing loss and swallowing disorder. MRI/DTI revealed hypoplastic 8th cranial nerves and an inferior pontine segmentation abnormality. Color-coded FA-maps revealed diminished/absent fiber tracts within the affected brainstem segment. This report may add another small puzzle piece to the ongoing research on brainstem malformations.
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Division Pediatric Radiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287-0842, USA.
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Oaks
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D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000151:congenital*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011149:Pons / Q000002:abnormalities*