Comment on the diagnosis of 1-year-old child?
Ans. (b) Hydrocephalus.* The scalp of the baby in picture shows a large head with dilated superficial veins diagnostic of hydrocephalus.* In hydrancephaly, the cortical hemispheres are absent or represented by membranous sacs with remnants of frontal, temporal or occipital cortex dispersed over the membrane making survival difficult. Computed tomography scanning demonstrates a preservation of the falx, thalami, and various amounts of the occipital lobes and basal ganglia. Macrocrania or microcrania may be present, or the head circumference may be normal. Image source. style="font-size: 1.04761904761905em; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; margin: 0 0 8pt">
Hydranencephaly
Hydrocephalus
Lissencephaly
Encephalocele
Central Nervous System