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Interpeduncular angle: A new parameter for assessing intracranial hypotension in fetuses with spinal dysraphism.

Francisco SepulvedaFrank QuezadaFrancisca MontoyaWaldo Sepulveda
Published in: Prenatal diagnosis (2021)
Measuring the IPA may be a useful technique for assessing the degree of intracranial hypotension in fetuses with open SD. This technique can also detect less severe cases of prenatal intracranial hypotension, even before cerebellar tonsillar descent. The lower IPA in fetuses with open SD further supports the theory that cerebrospinal fluid leakage, and not traction, is the underlying cause of Chiari II malformation.
Keyphrases
  • gestational age
  • cerebrospinal fluid
  • minimally invasive
  • optic nerve
  • pregnant women
  • spinal cord
  • high resolution
  • mass spectrometry
  • spinal cord injury