Abstract

Schizencephaly is a rare type of neuronal migration disorder characterized by the presence of a cerebral hemispheric cleft that extends from lateral ventricles to the cortical surface of the brain. We report a rare case of prenatally diagnosed unilateral schizencephaly in a late preterm infant who manifested with rapidly progressive hydrocephalus with massive enlargement of posterior cerebrospinal fluid spaces with tonsillar herniation that was successfully treated with placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.

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Title
Unilateral open-lip schizencephaly with tonsillar herniation in a preterm infant
Author
Gonzalez, Juan 1 ; Singhapakdi, Kanya 1 ; Martino, Anthony 2 ; Rimawi, Bassam 3 ; Bhat, Ramachandra 4 

 Department of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 
 Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 
 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 
 Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology Division, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 
Pages
225-227
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Oct-Dec 2019
Publisher
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd.
ISSN
18171745
e-ISSN
19983948
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2322983343
Copyright
© 2019. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.