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Fowler syndrome and fetal MRI findings: a genetic disorder mimicking hydranencephaly/hydrocephalus.
Pediatric radiology - 1 Jul 2018
Kline-Fath Beth M, Merrow Arnold C, Calvo-Garcia Maria A, Nagaraj Usha D, Saal Howard M
Abstract excerpt
Fetal ventriculomegaly is a common referral for prenatal MRI, with possible etiologies being hydrocephalus and hydranencephaly. The underlying cause of hydranencephaly is unknown, but many have suggested that the characteristic supratentorial injury is related to idiopathic bilateral occlusions of the internal carotid arteries from an acquired or destructive event. Fowler syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that...
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