title: Prenatal Diagnosis of Tectocerebellar Dysraphia with Occipital Encephalocele.
abstract: Tectocerebellar dysraphia (TCD) is an extremely rare disorder and comprises the congenital abnormalities including occipital encephalocele, aplasia and/or hypoplasia of cerebellar vermis and deformity of tectum. Only few reported cases of this entity are there in the literature. However, the diagnosis in each of the previous cases had been made after birth. We herein describe the first reported case of prenatal diagnosis for TCD in a Turkish woman.
authors.affiliation: Perinatology Assistant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology, Health Research and Education Hospital , Ankara, Turkey .
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Timur
authors.affiliation: Perinatology Assistant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology, Health Research and Education Hospital , Ankara, Turkey .
authors.forename: Cem Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Sanhal
authors.affiliation: M.D, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology, Health Research and Education Hospital , Ankara, Turkey .
authors.forename: Aytekin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tokmak
authors.affiliation: Pathology Specialist, Zekai Tahir Burak Women's, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology, Health Research and Education Hospital , Ankara, Turkey .
authors.forename: Kamil H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Müftüoglu
authors.affiliation: Perinatology Specialist, Assoc. Prof, Zekai Tahir Burak Women's, Department of Pathology, Division of Perinatology, Health Research and Education Hospital , Ankara, Turkey .
authors.forename: Nuri
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Danisman
keywords: Cerebellar vermis; Deformity of tectum; Hypoplasia
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