The echographic diagnosis of developmental defects of the brain in newborn and nursing infants

Voevodin, S.M.

Pediatriia 9: 45-51

1990


ISSN/ISBN: 0031-403X
PMID: 2259601
Document Number: 351198
The clinical diagnosis of a lot of developmental abnormalities of the brain presents considerable difficulties and sometimes it is not feasible. The author provides the data obtained during echographic examinations in 52 children with different developmental abnormalities of the brain. Describes an ultrasonic appearance of different varieties of Arnold-Chiari and Dandy-Walker syndromes, agenesia of the corpus callosum, holoprosencephaly, micropolygyria, porencephaly, hydrocephalus, and so forth. Shows the high information content and value of transfonticular echography in the diagnosis of brain abnormalities in children and neonates.

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