Andrea Righini1, Claudia Cesaretti2,3, Giorgio Conte2,4, Cecilia Parazzini2, Carolina Frassoni5, Gaetano Bulfamante6, Laura Avagliano6, Francesca Inverardi5, Giana Izzo2, Mariangela Rustico7. 1. Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Children's Hospital "V. Buzzi", Via Lodovico Castelvetro 32, 20154, Milan, Italy. andrea.righini@icp.mi.it. 2. Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Children's Hospital "V. Buzzi", Via Lodovico Castelvetro 32, 20154, Milan, Italy. 3. Medical Genetics Unit, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. 4. Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. 5. Clinical Epileptology and Experimental Neurophysiology Unit, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico "C. Besta", Milan, Italy. 6. Division of Human Pathology, San Paolo Hospital, Milan, Italy. 7. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prenatal Diagnosis, Children's Hospital "V. Buzzi", Milan, Italy.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Ganglionic eminence (GE) is a transient fetal brain structure that harvests a significant amount of precursors of cortical GABA-ergic interneurons. Prenatal magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features of GE anomalies (i.e., cavitations) have already been reported associated with severe micro-lissencephaly. The purpose of this report was to illustrate the MR imaging features of GE anomalies in conditions other than severe micro-lissencephalies. METHODS: Among all the fetuses submitted to prenatal MR imaging at our center from 2005 to 2014, we collected eight cases with GE anomalies and only limited associated brain anomalies. The median gestational age at the time of MR imaging was 21 weeks ranging from 19 to 29 weeks. Two senior pediatric neuroradiologists categorized the anomalies of the GE region in two groups: group one showing cavitation in the GE region and group two showing enlarged GE region. For each fetal case, associated cranial anomalies were also reported. RESULTS: Five out of the eight cases were included in group one and three in group two. Besides the GE region abnormality, all eight cases had additional intracranial anomalies, such as mild partial callosal agenesis, vermian hypoplasia and rotation, cerebellar hypoplasia, ventriculomegaly, enlarged subarachnoid spaces, molar tooth malformation. Ultrasound generally detected most of the associated intracranial anomalies, prompting the MR investigation; on the contrary in none of the cases, GE anomalies had been detected by ultrasound. CONCLUSIONS: Our observation expands the spectrum of human GE anomalies, demonstrating that these may take place also without associated severe micro-lissencephalies.
INTRODUCTION: Ganglionic eminence (GE) is a transient fetal brain structure that harvests a significant amount of precursors of cortical GABA-ergic interneurons. Prenatal magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features of GE anomalies (i.e., cavitations) have already been reported associated with severe micro-lissencephaly. The purpose of this report was to illustrate the MR imaging features of GE anomalies in conditions other than severe micro-lissencephalies. METHODS: Among all the fetuses submitted to prenatal MR imaging at our center from 2005 to 2014, we collected eight cases with GE anomalies and only limited associated brain anomalies. The median gestational age at the time of MR imaging was 21 weeks ranging from 19 to 29 weeks. Two senior pediatric neuroradiologists categorized the anomalies of the GE region in two groups: group one showing cavitation in the GE region and group two showing enlarged GE region. For each fetal case, associated cranial anomalies were also reported. RESULTS: Five out of the eight cases were included in group one and three in group two. Besides the GE region abnormality, all eight cases had additional intracranial anomalies, such as mild partial callosal agenesis, vermian hypoplasia and rotation, cerebellar hypoplasia, ventriculomegaly, enlarged subarachnoid spaces, molar tooth malformation. Ultrasound generally detected most of the associated intracranial anomalies, prompting the MR investigation; on the contrary in none of the cases, GE anomalies had been detected by ultrasound. CONCLUSIONS: Our observation expands the spectrum of human GE anomalies, demonstrating that these may take place also without associated severe micro-lissencephalies.
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