All issues > Volume 27(3); 1984

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1984;27(3):293-296. Published online March 31, 1984.

An Autopsy Report of a Hydranencephaly.

J K Park, Y J Kim, T J Hwang

¹Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam University, Medical School, Kwang Ju, Korea

Abstract

A case of hydranencephalic male, who was delivered in prematurity at Chonnam University Hospital and had lived for 41 days after birth, was presented. The pathologic and anatomical findings were hypoplasia of brain cortex, 3rd and lateral ventricles, atresia of the aqueduct of Sylvius and accumulation of 430ml of yellowish fluid in cranial cavity. No associated congenital anomalies of adrenal gland and testicles were found. A brief review of literature was given on this subject.

Keywords :Hydranencephaly; Autopsy