brain, skeleton, NTD, lung specific Flashcards
brachycephaly association
trisomy 21
round, short head
BPD increases GA
dolichocephaly BPD __ GA
decreases
long, narrow head
strawberry sign head association
trisomy 18
lemon sign head association
spina bifida
bilat concavity of front head
cloverleaf skull association
isolated OR skeletal dysplasia
aka craniosynostosis
spalding sign head association
fetal demise
flattened, misshapen head with overlapping sutures
neural tube fuses by __ GA
6w
encephaly aka
cranial NTDs
absence of calvarium (skull) with presence of varying amounts of brain tissue
exencephaly
severe open NTD
++ MSAFP, acetylcholinesterase
absence of calvarium (skull) and forebrain
anencephaly
severe open NTD
++ MSAFP, acetylcholinesterase
anencephaly = failure of neural tube to close at __ end
cephalic
anencephaly associations
myeloschisis/ rachiscisis
anencephaly vs. acephaly
acephaly is absence of whole head
anencephaly is absence of forebrain and skull
brain tissue through fissure in occiput so brain and spinal cord occupy a single cavity
iniencephaly
iniencephaly = defect in occipital bone with enlarged ++
foramen magnum
which encephaly will demonstrate cervical hyperextension and difficulty locating T and C spinal components
iniencephaly
herniation of brain tissue via defect in skull; can be symmetrical or asymmetrical, open or closed
encephalocele
cause for asymmetric encephalocele
amniotic band syndrome
encephalocele with polydactyly and a form of renal cystic dysplasia
meckel-gruber syndrome
ddx trisomy 13
what is the communication between the 3rd and 4th ventricles of the fetal brain
cerebral aqueduct
CPC usually normal and regress, but associated with trisomy __
18
general term for enlargement of cerebral ventricles
ventriculomegaly
normal lat vent measurement
<10mm
enlarged ventricle allowing choroid plexus to move toward gravity dependent portion of the brain
dangling choroid sign
what is the normal angle of the choroid plexus
20-25 ^
dangling choroid sign associated with __
hydrocephalus due to obstruciton
ventricular dilatation due to obstruction between site of CSF production and absorption
hydrocephalus
one of the most common causes for hydrocephalus
aqueductal stenosis