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Published in: Child's Nervous System 7-8/2003

01-08-2003 | Original Paper

MR imaging of acquired fetal brain disorders

Authors: Nadine Girard, Catherine Gire, Sabine Sigaudy, Géraldine Porcu, Claude d'Ercole, Dominique Figarella-Branger, Charles Raybaud, Sylviane Confort-Gouny

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 7-8/2003

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Abstract

Introduction

Acquired fetal brain disorders represent the third indication of fetal brain MRI, after ventricular dilatation and malformations of the central nervous system.

Discussion

MRI is an adequate imaging technique for evaluating fetal brain damage. Fetal brain response to brain injury may be acute, chronic or a combination of acute and chronic. An acute response is not as common in the fetal brain as in the postnatal period. A chronic response or the combination of chronic and acute response are the most common responses of the fetal brain to injury, whatever its origin. MRI also provides the natural history of acquired fetal brain lesions with regard to the stage of development.
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Metadata
Title
MR imaging of acquired fetal brain disorders
Authors
Nadine Girard
Catherine Gire
Sabine Sigaudy
Géraldine Porcu
Claude d'Ercole
Dominique Figarella-Branger
Charles Raybaud
Sylviane Confort-Gouny
Publication date
01-08-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 7-8/2003
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-003-0761-x

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