Here we report on an infant of a diabetic mother (IDM) with midline interhemispheric "fusion" (MIF), or syntelencephaly. This is a rare anomaly characterized by segmental failure of cleavage of the cerebral hemispheres and other brain structures in the posterior frontal and parietal regions, with a
Fatal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in an infant of a diabetic mother
β Scribed by J. N. McMahon; P. J. Berry; H. S. Joffe
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 454 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0172-0643
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