Fetal brain pathology registry review Flashcards

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Ventriculomegaly/hydrocephalus

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Enlargement of the ventricles

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2
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Most common brain abnormality

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Ventriculomegaly

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3
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Ventriculomegaly due to obstruction

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Hydrocephaly

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Criteria for ventriculomegaly

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Lateral ventricle >10mm at atrium and “dangling choroid” sign
*severe cases look for rim of cerebral tissue

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5
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Aqueductal stenosis

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Narrowing of cerebral aqueduct causing dilation of 3rd and lateral ventricle

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6
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Most common cause of hydrocephalus

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Aqueductal stenosis

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Criteria for aqueductal stenosis

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Ventriculomegaly + dilated 3rd ventricle (circle in midline)

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Hydranencephaly

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Cerebral tissue is replaced by fluid. No cerebral hemispheres only brain stem/basal ganglia present (fluid, no brain)
*no rim of cerebral tissue seen within cranium

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Holoprosencephaly

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Varying degrees (3) of absence of midline and fusion of non midline brain structures starting anteriorly
*associated with midline facial defects
*strong associated with T13 (Patau)

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10
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Hydr-

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Fluid

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11
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-Anencephaly

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No brain

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12
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Holo-

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Whole/complete

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13
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-Pro

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Forebrain

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Lobar holoprosencephaly

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Minimal fusion. Absent CSP/CC, fused frontal horns. Rest intact, “heart shaped” frontal horns

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Semilobar holoprosencephaly

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Partial fusion lateral ventricle and thalami, partial falx, absent CSP/CC
*butterfly shaped LV

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16
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Alobar holoprosencephaly

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Most severe form, NO lobes = no midline separation of hemispheres
-Midline brain structures are absent (CC. CSP, 3rd vent, falx)
-Non midline brain structures are fused
-Horseshoe shaped monoventricle, fused thalami
*FATAL

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Dandy-Walker malformation

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Absence or defect of the cerebellar vermis causing 4th ventricle to dilate and cisterna magna to enlarge

18
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Associations of dandy-walker malformation

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Midline brain defects- agenesis of CC, holopros, ventriculomegaly, cephaloceles

19
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Criteria for dandy-walker malformation

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Cisterna magna >10mm, dilated 4th ventricle, splayed cerebellar lobes
*key hole appearance

20
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Enlarged cisterna magna

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> 10mm but no keyhole sign (normal 4th ventricle)

21
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Vein of galen aneurysm

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Connection between an artery and vein, anechoic tubular mass midline brain with turbulent color flow patterns

22
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Agenesis of corpus collosum

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If CSP is absent, CC is likely absent because they develop at the same time and are adjacent structures

23
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Anomalies associated with agenesis of corpus collosum

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Holopros, DWM, T18, T13

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Criteria for agenesis of corpus collosum

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Absent CSP, colpocephaly, sunburt/radial pattern sulci

25
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Colpocephaly

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Splayed and teardrop shaped lateral ventricle

26
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Choroid plexus cyst

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Frequently seen on routine sonos. Usually regress by 3rd trimester
*soft marker for T18 (Edwards)

27
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Hydrocephaly fluid shape

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Both sides with rim/dangling choroids

28
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Hydranencephaly fluid shape

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Fluid filled cranium with no rim

29
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Alobar holoprosencephaly fluid shape

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Horseshoe

30
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Semilobar holoprosencephaly

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Butterfly

31
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Lobar holoprosencephaly

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Heart frontal horns

32
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Dandy-walker malformation

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Key-hole

33
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Vein of galen

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Central tube with color

34
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Schizencephaly

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Fluid filled clefts within cerebrum

35
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Porencephaly

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Cyst that communicates with ventricular system caused by hemorrhage, ischemia, vascular occlusion

36
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Lissencephaly

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“Smooth brain” No sulci/gyri within the cortex= agyria. Diagnosed 3rd trimester

37
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Teratoma

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Most common intracranial tumor.