Pediatrics & Therapeutics
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Differential diagnoses of cerebral hemiatrophy in childhood: A review of literature with illustrative report of two cases

10^th Annual World Congress on Pediatrics,Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition

March 23-25, 2017 Orlando, USA

Uduma Felix Uduma, Emejulu Jude-Kennedy C, Motah Mathieu, Okere Philip C N, Ongolo Pierre C and Muna W

University of Uyo, Nigeria
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
University of Douala, Cameroon
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
University of Yaounde, Cameroon
Polyclinic Bonanjo, Cameroon

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Pediat Therapeut

Abstract :

Childhood cerebral hemiatrophy is an uncommon clinical entity. Its aetiologies are diverse, but can generally be grouped into congenital and acquired. The congenital type is intrauterine in origin, while the acquired type occurs early in life, usually before two years of life. When childhood cerebral hemiatrophy occurs, it evokes a spectrum of compensatory calvarial sequlae. These include ipsilateral calvarial thickening, diploe widening, hyper-pneumatization of paranasal sinues/mastoids, elevation of petrous bone and small middle cranial fossa. MRI is very effective in high lighting brain atrophy, associated parenchymal changes and even the above enumerated skull changes. Our two case reports of left hemi-cerebral atrophy in male Cameroonian children seen in our MRI practice aptly demonstrated some of the aforementioned radiological features of childhood cerebral hemiatrophy noted in literature review.

Biography :

Dr Uduma Felix Uduma is a Senior Lecturer in University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria and Consultant Radiologist in University of Uyo teaching hospital, Uyo Nigeria.

Email: felixuduma@yahoo.com