PMC3162837_01
Plain CT scan of the head showing agenesis of bilateral cortical structures seen in alobar holoprosencephaly, along with associated hydrocephalus
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F1
A diagnosis of holoprosencephaly was established on performing a CT scan of the head [Figure 1].
Plain CT scan of the head showing the shunt tip in situ with good visualization of sulcul space, suggestive of a well-functioning shunt
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The patient became symptomatically better after the shunt and a repeat CT scan of the head showed the shunt tip in situ [Figure 2].
Contrast CT of the abdomen showing the marked ascites in the abdominal cavity
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CT of the abdomen also showed gross ascites without any evidence of loculated fluid collection or lymphadenopathy [Figure 3].