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Brain MR imaging in children with psychomotor developmental delay

Abstract

Fifty-two patients with developmental delay of unknown cause underwent MR imaging of the brain. Their ages ranged from 5 months to 22 years, with a mean of 2.2 years. Thirty-seven (71%) had positive MR findings, including nine with congenital malformation, nine with atrophy, six with white matter lesion, five with delayed myelination, five with atrophy and delayed myelination, two with acquired injury of corpus callosum, and one with ulegyria. Congenital malformations obtained included holoprosencephaly, polymicrogyria, dysgenesis of corpus callosum, hypoplasia of cerebellum, and tuberous sclerosis. Abnormal MR findings were frequently observed both in the children with neurologic physical findings and in generally retarded children, while in the children with suspected autism, MR imaging did not demonstrate any abnormalities. Of 24 patients with epilepsy, abnormal MR findings were obtained in 17 patients (71%). The frequency of white matter lesion and atrophy was slightly higher in the patients with epilepsy. However, no significant correlations were found between MR findings and the presence of epilepsy. Also, no significant correlations were obtained between MR findings and the degree of developmental quotient (DQ). Severely injured cases did not necessarily show abnormal findings on MRI. (author).
Authors:
Hirai, Toshinori; Korogi, Yukunori; Sakamoto, Yuji; Furusawa, Mitsuhiro; Hamatake, Satoshi; Takahashi, Mutsumasa [1] 
  1. Kumamoto Univ. (Japan). School of Medicine
Publication Date:
Jun 01, 1994
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
JPN-94-008316; EDB-94-147350
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Nippon Shoni Hoshasen Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japanese Society of Pediatric Radiology); (Japan); Journal Volume: 10:1
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; CEREBRUM; NMR IMAGING; ATROPHY; BEHAVIOR; CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS; EPILEPSY; INFANTS; MENTAL DISORDERS; AGE GROUPS; BODY; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILDREN; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; MALFORMATIONS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; 550602* - Medicine- External Radiation in Diagnostics- (1980-)
OSTI ID:
6910795
Country of Origin:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0918-8487; CODEN: NSHZEB
Submitting Site:
JPN
Size:
Pages: 30-35
Announcement Date:
Nov 01, 1994

Citation Formats

Hirai, Toshinori, Korogi, Yukunori, Sakamoto, Yuji, Furusawa, Mitsuhiro, Hamatake, Satoshi, and Takahashi, Mutsumasa. Brain MR imaging in children with psychomotor developmental delay. Japan: N. p., 1994. Web.
Hirai, Toshinori, Korogi, Yukunori, Sakamoto, Yuji, Furusawa, Mitsuhiro, Hamatake, Satoshi, & Takahashi, Mutsumasa. Brain MR imaging in children with psychomotor developmental delay. Japan.
Hirai, Toshinori, Korogi, Yukunori, Sakamoto, Yuji, Furusawa, Mitsuhiro, Hamatake, Satoshi, and Takahashi, Mutsumasa. 1994. "Brain MR imaging in children with psychomotor developmental delay." Japan.
@misc{etde_6910795,
title = {Brain MR imaging in children with psychomotor developmental delay}
author = {Hirai, Toshinori, Korogi, Yukunori, Sakamoto, Yuji, Furusawa, Mitsuhiro, Hamatake, Satoshi, and Takahashi, Mutsumasa}
abstractNote = {Fifty-two patients with developmental delay of unknown cause underwent MR imaging of the brain. Their ages ranged from 5 months to 22 years, with a mean of 2.2 years. Thirty-seven (71%) had positive MR findings, including nine with congenital malformation, nine with atrophy, six with white matter lesion, five with delayed myelination, five with atrophy and delayed myelination, two with acquired injury of corpus callosum, and one with ulegyria. Congenital malformations obtained included holoprosencephaly, polymicrogyria, dysgenesis of corpus callosum, hypoplasia of cerebellum, and tuberous sclerosis. Abnormal MR findings were frequently observed both in the children with neurologic physical findings and in generally retarded children, while in the children with suspected autism, MR imaging did not demonstrate any abnormalities. Of 24 patients with epilepsy, abnormal MR findings were obtained in 17 patients (71%). The frequency of white matter lesion and atrophy was slightly higher in the patients with epilepsy. However, no significant correlations were found between MR findings and the presence of epilepsy. Also, no significant correlations were obtained between MR findings and the degree of developmental quotient (DQ). Severely injured cases did not necessarily show abnormal findings on MRI. (author).}
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