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Case Reports
. 2006 Jan;27(1):78-80.
doi: 10.1002/uog.2682.

Fetal magnetic resonance imaging in the prenatal diagnosis of cerebellar hemorrhage

G Gorincour  1 , F Rypens  1 , C Lapierre  1 , T Costa  2 , F Audibert  3 , Y Robitaille  4
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Fetal magnetic resonance imaging in the prenatal diagnosis of cerebellar hemorrhage

G Gorincour et al. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Jan.
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Abstract

We report the case of a fetus with a sonographic mid-gestation diagnosis of hyperechogenic cerebellum suspected to be of hemorrhagic origin on fetal brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). No etiological factors for fetal hemorrhage were found other than a maternal heterozygocity for factor V Leiden. Following termination of the pregnancy, autopsy confirmed the prenatal diagnosis of massive cerebellar hemorrhage without underlying vascular anomaly. As an additional tool to ultrasonography, fetal brain MRI can affirm the hemorrhagic origin of hyperechogenic cerebellar lesions, especially by showing a high signal on T1-weighted images.

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