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Cranial sonography of the occipital horns and gyral patterns in the occipital lobes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3096107     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cranial sonographic examinations of 199 neonates were evaluated to determine the incidence of an echogenic pattern in the occipital lobe that simulated a mass, to relate that finding to the birth weight, and to correlate it with the gyral development of the occipital lobe. This echogenic pattern was seen in infants weighing less than 1750 g at birth and was identified on both sides of the midline on the most medial paramedian sagittal sonogram scans of the head. This pseudomass was found to be due to close approximation of a large occipital horn and calcarine fissure joining other adjacent secondary fissures. The multiple fissures formed an echogenic star, and the proximity of the occipital horn and premature brain tissue texture contributed to the relatively hypoechoic background of the pseudomass. The pseudomass is limited superiorly by the parietooccipital fissure and inferiorly by the tentorium. This sonographic pattern should be recognized as a normal variant.
Authors:
A Vade; R Otto
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology     Volume:  7     ISSN:  0195-6108     ISO Abbreviation:  AJNR Am J Neuroradiol     Publication Date:    1986 Sep-Oct
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1986-11-28     Completed Date:  1986-11-28     Revised Date:  2008-02-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8003708     Medline TA:  AJNR Am J Neuroradiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  873-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Birth Weight
False Negative Reactions
Humans
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Occipital Lobe / anatomy & histology*,  growth & development
Retrospective Studies
Ultrasonography*

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