hydranencephaly/hypoxia

A report of hydranencephaly is made, featuring normal cephalic perimeter and where diagnosis was a pathological finding. There were no clinical suspiscions and fetal distress along with post-partum anoxia were thought to be the chief causes of the disease. A revision of clinical, diagnostic and

Hydranencephaly is a severe brain condition characterized by complete or almost complete absence of cerebral cortex with preservation of meninges, basal ganglia, pons, medulla, cerebellum, and falx. It has been ascribed to different causes (infections, irradiations, fetal anoxia, medications,

Two newborn infants who suffered severe intra-uterine anoxia a few weeks before birth are described. Both died shortly after being born spontaneously and slightly prematurely. In one case the mother had attempted suicide by inhaling butane. The infant's kidneys were hypoplastic and resembled those

A newborn infant who suffered intra-uterine anoxia is described, whose mother inhaled butane gas accidentally during the sixth month of pregnancy. The infant was born at 39 weeks. Ultrasonography and neuroradiological studies (CT scan and angiography) showed an almost complete absence of both

The twin-reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence, or acardia, is the most severe complication in monozygotic twinning. Although more than 400 cases with TRAP sequence were reported since 1533, thorough investigations of the brain in those cases with a rudimentary head remained infrequent. We

OBJECTIVE Multicystic encephalomalacia (EMQ) is a pediatric entity where the brain tissue is substituted by cavities of variably sizes. METHODS Nineteen children diagnosed of EMQ were studied retrospectively. We analyzed the etiology, diagnosis and the clinical and radiological

Background: With the development of an artificial environment to support the extremely premature infant, advanced imaging techniques tested in this extrauterine system might be beneficial to evaluate the fetal brain.