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Bilateral periventricular nodular heterotopia – neonatal cranial ultrasound.

A R Horn, A Nel, M F Urban
South African Journal of Radiology | Vol 14, No 1 | a439 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v14i1.439 | © 2010 A R Horn, A Nel, M F Urban | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 24 February 2010 | Published: 11 March 2010

About the author(s)

A R Horn, Neonatal Medicine, School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa
A Nel, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Medicine, University of the Free State, South Africa
M F Urban, Division of Human Genetics, University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Abstract

A female neonate was delivered at 30 weeks’ gestation to a mother with suspected bilateral periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNH) on computed tomography brain scan. Antenatal ultrasound (US) performed at 28 weeks’ gestation showed mild lateral cerebral ventricle dilatation, but no other fetal anomalies. Clinical examination revealed mild dysmorphic features: facial and skull asymmetry, square-shaped ears, and long tapering fingers. Chromosomal analysis showed a 46XX karyotype.

Keywords

Ultrasound; Heterotopia; Infant

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