title: Congenital brain malformations in the neonatal and early infancy period.
abstract: Congenital brain malformations are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients who are younger than 2 years. Optimization of patient care requires accurate diagnosis, which can be challenging as congenital brain malformations include an extensive variety of anomalies. Radiologic imaging helps to identify the malformations and to guide management. Understanding radiologic findings necessitates knowledge of central nervous system embryogenesis. This review discusses the imaging of congenital brain malformations encountered in patients who are younger than 2 years in the context of brain development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Lucile Packard Children׳s Hospital, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Electronic address: christi6@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Lucile Packard Children׳s Hospital, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
authors.forename: Kristen W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Yeom
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Stanford University and Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iv
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009421:Nervous System Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed