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Am J Perinatol 1991; 8(1): 18-20
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999330
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© 1991 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Sonography of Unilateral Megalencephaly in the Fetus and Newborn Infant

Fabrizio Sandri, Gianluigi Pilu, Paola Dallacasa, Franco Foschi, Gian Paolo Salvioli, Luciano Bovicelli
  • Department of Neonatology and the Prenatal Pathophysiology Unit, Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bologna University School of Medicine, Bologna, Italy
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04 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A 27-year-old primigravida women was referred for ultrasound studies at 32 weeks' gestation because of the suspicion of fetal ventriculomegaly. Sonographic examination of the fetal brain found a marked shift of the midline, with enlarged left hemisphere and ipsilateral occipital horn, and abnormal convolutions. A 3500 gm male infant was delivered by cesarean section at 39 weeks' gestation because of worsening macrocrania after which the diagnosis of unilateral megalencephaly was confirmed by computed tomography.