Miscellaneous Perinatal

Last updated on Tuesday, September 9 2008 by jdmiles

Related images:

Pontocerebellar necrosis, ventral surface of brain.
Pontocerebellar of unclear etiology following placental abruption.

Hydranencephaly, ventral surface of brain.
Hydranencephaly results from multiple large bilateral cavitating infarcts involving the anterior circulation of the brain. Note preservation of thalamus and brainstem along the bottom third of the photograph.

Polygyria, lateral surface of brain
Polygyria (also sometimes called pseudo-polymicrogyria) results when he developing brain is compressed against the interior surface of the skull consequent to in utero hydrocephalus. The cortical gyri are cytoarchitectonically normal