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Inferior pontine segmentation abnormality in a child with sensorineural deafness: DTI analysis of fiber tracts

✍ Scribed by S. Singhi; S. Ishman; J. Oaks; T.A.G.M. Huisman

Book ID: 103851509
Publisher: Masson Editeur
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Weight: 281 KB
Volume: 38
Category: Article
ISSN: 0150-9861
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2010.03.005

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✦ Synopsis

MRI/DTI data are presented in a child with sensoneurinal hearing loss and swallowing disorder. MRI/DTI revealed hypoplastic 8th cranial nerves and an inferior pontine segmentation abnormality. Color-coded FA-maps revealed diminished/absent fiber tracts within the affected brainstem segment. This report may add another small puzzle piece to the ongoing research on brainstem malformations.