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Diagnóstico ecográfico prenatal de lisencefalia asociada a síndrome de Miller-Dieker / Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of lissencephaly associated with Miller-Dieker syndrome

Palacios Marqués, Ana; Saco López, Loana; Bermejo de Las Heras, Rosa; Díaz-Caneja Planell, Carmen; Planell, Carmen.
Prog. obstet. ginecol. (Ed. impr.) ; 54(3): 128-131, mar. 2011. ilus
Article in Spanish | IBECS (Spain) | ID: ibc-86181
Lissencephaly is a cerebral malformation characterized by the absence (agyria) or reduced number (pachygyria) of convolutions, caused by a failure of neuron migration in the neocortex. We present the case of a fetus with a suspected diagnosis of lissencephaly based on prenatal ultrasound, which was confirmed by postnatal magnetic resonance imaging. The newborn showed characteristic facial dysmorphism, and cytogenetic analysis with FISH studies showed a deletion of a region at chromosome locus 17p 13.3, leading to a definitive diagnosis of Miller-Dieker syndrome (AU)
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