Ultrasound diagnosis in two cases of severe craniofacial anomalies

Mirela Ritivoiu, Florin Brezan, Ioana Codreanu, Mircea Stamate, Ioana Anca

Abstract


Abstract: Holoprosencephaly (HPE) is a rare anomaly of the brain consisting of an absent or incomplete separation of the forebrain in early gestation. We present 2 variants of HPE, diagnosed by ultrasound, which combined with the clinical features led to HPE subtypes differentiation.

Keywords


holoprosencephaly; head ultrasound; infant; preterm

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11152/mu.2013.2066.154.mrit2

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