1.
Pediatr Neurol
; 19(2): 139-42, 1998 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9744635
ABSTRACT
Cerebellar agenesis is a rarely observed malformation that is frequently associated with other defects. We describe a neonate with an isolated cerebellar agenesis. In addition to the absence of recognizable cerebellar tissue, cranial magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a hypoplastic base of the pons and absence of the normal outline of the inferior olives. Other major cerebral malformations were not found. As a developmental defect, cerebellar agenesis is heterogeneous because it occurs either as an anatomically isolated anomaly or as part of a more complex cerebral malformation. The pathogenesis and molecular basis of isolated cerebellar agenesis is unknown.
Subject(s)
Cerebellum/abnormalities , Cerebellum/pathology , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Congenital Abnormalities/diagnosis , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Pons/abnormalities , Pons/pathology
2.
Acta Paediatr Scand
; 79(2): 232-3, 1990 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2321487