Pontocerebellar hypoplasia

Case contributed by Khairy Abdella , 27 Dec 2015
Diagnosis probable
Changed by Bruno Di Muzio, 12 Jan 2016

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This patient presented with obvious mental and motor developmental delay, ataxia, and poor social contact.

Radiologically, MRI revealed generalized cerebellar atrophy with hypoplasia of the ventral pons (flat ventral surface of the pons) as well as mild ventriculomegaly.

The diagnosis of this case is based on MRI findings. 

  • -<p>This patient presented with obvious mental and motor developmental delay, ataxia, and poor social contact.</p><p>Radiologically, MRI revealed generalized cerebellar atrophy with hypoplasia of the ventral pons (flat ventral surface of the pons) as well as mild ventriculomegaly.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
  • +<p>This patient presented with obvious mental and motor developmental delay, ataxia, and poor social contact.</p><p>Radiologically, MRI revealed generalized cerebellar atrophy with hypoplasia of the ventral pons (flat ventral surface of the pons) as well as mild ventriculomegaly. </p><p>The diagnosis of this case is based on MRI findings. </p><p> </p><p> </p>

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