What can cause ventriculomegaly?
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What can cause ventriculomegaly?
Ventriculomegaly usually occurs spontaneously. It can happen on its own or be associated with infection, genetic problems or other birth defects, such as spina bifida or heart defects.
What does mild ventriculomegaly mean?
Ventriculomegaly is defined as dilation of the fetal cerebral ventricles and is a relatively common finding on prenatal ultrasound. The purpose of this document is to review the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of mild fetal ventriculomegaly.
What do enlarged ventricles mean?
Hydrocephalus is the abnormal enlargement of the brain cavities (ventricles) caused by a build-up of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Hydrocephalus can be caused by problems with CSF secretion, CSF flow or CSF absorption.
Is ventriculomegaly serious?
This condition occurs in approximately one in 1,000 infants. Typically, ventriculomegaly only requires treatment if it causes hydrocephalus. Since the excessive pressure caused by the buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in hydrocephalus can lead to serious, long-term neurological damage, prompt treatment is a must.
Can ventriculomegaly be misdiagnosed?
Some structural central nervous system (CNS) anomalies, such as holoprosencephaly, hydranencephaly, porencephaly, or schizencephaly, and cystic lesions, such as arachnoid cysts, result in abnormal fluid collections in the fetal brain that may be misdiagnosed as ventriculomegaly, although these anomalies do not truly …
Can Covid cause Ventriculomegaly in fetus?
Case report: Two cases of severe ventriculomegaly, neurological dysfunction, and seizures were found in neonates with prenatal exposure to COVID-19 infection during the first and third trimesters of pregnancy.
What is adverse fetal outcome?
Globally, the most common causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality are adverse fetal outcomes (low birth weight, stillbirth, prematurity, congenital defect).
Can Covid cause Ventriculomegaly?
