PMC8017357_01
antenatal ultrasound scan of brain
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F1
An ultrasound scan of head done at fifth month of birth (Figure 1) showed ventriculomegaly with dilatation of posterior horn (transverse diameter of 2.4cm).
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain
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MRI brain with screening of whole spine was advised by pediatrician. MRI scan brain with screening of whole spine was done at the fifth month of birth that revealed herniation of cerebellum tonsil (4mm) through the foramen magnum into the upper cervical canal consistent with Arnold Chiari type 1 malformation with no evidence of syrinx formation or cord edema (Figure 2 and Figure 3).
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan screening of whole spine
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MRI brain with screening of whole spine was advised by pediatrician. MRI scan brain with screening of whole spine was done at the fifth month of birth that revealed herniation of cerebellum tonsil (4mm) through the foramen magnum into the upper cervical canal consistent with Arnold Chiari type 1 malformation with no evidence of syrinx formation or cord edema (Figure 2 and Figure 3).