Middle Interhemispheric Variant of Holoprosencephaly – Presenting as Non–Visualized Cavum Septum Pellucidum and An Interhemispheric Cyst in A 19–Weeks Fetus
Published: September 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6525
Akhila Vasudeva, Shalini S Nayak, Rajagopal Kadavigere, Katta M Girisha, Jyothi Shetty
1. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
2. Junior Research Fellow, Department of Medical Genetics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
3. Professor and HOD, Department of Radiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
4. Professor and HOD, Department of Medical Genetics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
5. Additional Professor and Chief of Unit 4, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Jyothi Shetty,
Additional Professor and Unit Chief, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
E-mail: jyothi.shetty@manipal.edu
Middle Interhemispheric variant (MIH) is a rare subtype of holoprosencephaly (HPE), also known as syntelencephaly. We present a case of MIH, which was diagnosed as an interhemispheric cyst on antenatal sonography at 19 weeks, but later diagnosed as MIH variant of holoprosencephaly after a postabortal MRI and perinatal autopsy.
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