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Abstract

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a prevalent medical complication in pregnancy that is rapidly escalating worldwide, with epidemic implications. This systematic review aims to identify fetal brain changes using neurosonography and pinpoint potential markers for the early diagnosis of GDM. We conducted a literature search from 6 January 2013 to 4 September 2024 to identify studies examining fetal brain development using ultrasound in pregnancies affected by GDM compared to uncomplicated pregnancies. The outcome measures included the cavum septum pellucidum (CSP), corpus callosum (CC), lateral ventricle (LV), cisterna magna (CM), transcerebellar diameter (TCD), cerebral fissures (CF), and others. For pregnancies affected by GDM, results were reported. Five studies were included. The findings suggest that the width of the CSP was larger in fetuses of mothers with GDM compared to the control group, and the mean widths of LVs were also larger in the fetuses of diabetic mothers compared to the control group. The influence of GDM on fetal brain development as assessed by neurosonography necessitates thorough investigation in future studies.

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Title
A Review of the Impact of Gestational Diabetes on Fetal Brain Development: An Update on Neurosonographic Markers During the Last Decade
Author
Oikonomou, Efthymios 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Chatzakis, Christos 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Sofoklis Stavros 3 ; Potiris, Anastasios 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Nikolettos, Konstantinos 1 ; Sotiriou, Sotirios 4 ; Domali, Ekaterini 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Nikolettos, Nikolaos 1 ; Sotiriadis, Alexandros 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Gerede, Angeliki 1 

 Unit of Maternal-Fetal-Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, GR-68100 Alexandroupoli, Greece; [email protected] (E.O.); [email protected] (K.N.); [email protected] (N.N.) 
 Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; [email protected] (C.C.); [email protected] (A.S.) 
 Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, GR-11527 Athens, Greece; [email protected] (S.S.); [email protected] (A.P.) 
 Department of Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, GR-41334 Larissa, Greece; [email protected] 
 First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, GR-11527 Athens, Greece; [email protected] 
First page
210
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20751729
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3171068848
Copyright
© 2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.