The child with macrocephaly: Differential diagnosis and neuroimaging findings

Emanuele Orrù; Sonia F. Calloni; Aylin Tekes; Thierry A.G.M. Huisman; Bruno P. Soares

doi:10.2214/AJR.17.18693

The child with macrocephaly: Differential diagnosis and neuroimaging findings

Emanuele Orrù, Sonia F. Calloni, Aylin Tekes, Thierry A.G.M. Huisman, Bruno P. Soares

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to offer a systematic approach to the imaging of children with macrocephaly and to illustrate key neuroimaging features of common and rare but important disorders. CONCLUSION. Macrocephaly is a common clinical fnding in children. Increased volume of one of the intracranial compartments can enlarge the head either prenatally or postnatally while the cranial sutures are open. Imaging plays a central role in establishing a diagnosis and guiding management.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	848-859
Number of pages	12
Journal	American Journal of Roentgenology
Volume	210
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.17.18693
State	Published - Apr 2018

Keywords

CT
Children
Hydrocephalus
MRI
Macrocephaly
Megalencephaly
Pediatric

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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