Intracranial Cysts: Midline Anne Kennedy, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Cavum Vergae Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum Dandy-Walker Continuum: Classic Dandy-Walker Continuum: Variant Alobar Holoprosencephaly Semilobar/Lobar Holoprosencephaly Arachnoid Cyst Less Common…
Abnormal Vertebral Column Anne Kennedy, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Spina Bifida Segmentation and Fusion Anomalies Less Common Caudal Regression Sequence VACTERL Association Skeletal Dysplasias Achondrogenesis Thanatophoric Dysplasia Rare but Important…
Spinal Mass Anne Kennedy, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Myelomeningocele Myeloschisis Sacrococcygeal Teratoma Less Common Lipoma/Lipomyelomeningocele Lymphangioma Myelocystocele Rare but Important Iniencephaly Chiari III Malformation ESSENTIAL INFORMATION Key Differential Diagnosis Issues…
Facial Cleft Roya Sohaey, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Isolated Cleft Lip, Palate Trisomy 18 Trisomy 13 Less Common Holoprosencephaly Amniotic Band Syndrome ESSENTIAL INFORMATION Key Differential Diagnosis Issues Routine face…
Macroglossia Anne Kennedy, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Idiopathic Trisomy 21 Less Common Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Oral Mass (Mimic) ESSENTIAL INFORMATION Key Differential Diagnosis Issues Normal fetal movements include swallowing, thumb sucking…
Abnormal Calvarium Anne Kennedy, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Abnormal Shape Poor Scan Technique Dolichocephaly Brachycephaly “Lemon-Shaped” “Strawberry-Shaped” Round Spaulding Sign Craniosynostosis Calvarial Defect Exencephaly, Anencephaly Encephalocele Amniotic Band Syndrome Abnormal…
Abnormal Cerebellum Karen Y. Oh, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Chiari II Malformation Dandy-Walker Continuum: Classic Dandy-Walker Continuum: Variant Arachnoid Cyst Mega Cisterna Magna Mega Cisterna Magna (Mimic) Less Common Cerebellar…
Abnormal Ears Roya Sohaey, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Low Set Ears Deficient or Absent Ear Less Common Lop Ear Protruding Ear ESSENTIAL INFORMATION Key Differential Diagnosis Issues Normal ear position…
Posterior Fossa Cyst/Fluid Collection Karen Y. Oh, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Incorrect Scan Plane Mega Cisterna Magna Dandy-Walker Continuum: Classic Dandy-Walker Continuum: Variant Arachnoid Cyst Less Common Cerebellar Hypoplasia Vein…
Intracranial Mass Paula J. Woodward, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Intracranial Hemorrhage Rare but Important CNS Tumors Teratoma Astrocytoma Craniopharyngioma Choroid Plexus Papilloma Lipoma Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor ESSENTIAL INFORMATION Key Differential…
