Prenatal Diagnosis of Tectocerebellar Dysraphia with Occipital Encephalocele
Published: December 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6987
Hakan Timur, Cem Y Sanhal, Aytekin Tokmak, Kamil H Müftüoglu, Nuri Danisman
1. Perinatology Assistant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology, Health Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
2. Perinatology Assistant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology, Health Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
3. M.D, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology, Health Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
4. Pathology Specialist, Zekai Tahir Burak Women's, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology, Health Research and Education Hospital,
Ankara, Turkey.
5. Perinatology Specialist, Assoc. Prof, Zekai Tahir Burak Women's, Department of Pathology, Division of Perinatology, Health Research and Education Hospital,
Ankara, Turkey.
Correspondence
Dr. Hakan Timur,
(Institutional): Talatpasa Boulevard, No:75, Hamamönü, Altindag,
06230 Ankara, Turkey.
E-mail : drhakantimur@gmail.com
Tectocerebellar dysraphia (TCD) is an extremely rare disorder and comprises the congenital abnormalities including occipital encephalocele, aplasia and/or hypoplasia of cerebellar vermis and deformity of tectum. Only few reported cases of this entity are there in the literature. However, the diagnosis in each of the previous cases had been made after birth. We herein describe the first reported case of prenatal diagnosis for TCD in a Turkish woman.
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