fetal intracranial calcification

Fetal intracranial calcification refers to intracranial calcification detected in utero. This can arise from a number of pathologies which include:

• in utero infections
  • fetal toxoplasmosis infection: calcification tends to be randomly distributed
  • fetal cytomegalovirus infection: calcification tends to be periventricular in distribution
  • calcifications are much less in herpes simplex and rubella infection
• intracranial tumors associated with calcification: intracranial teratoma
• certain phakomatoses 
  • Sturge-Weber syndrome: gyriform pattern of cortical calcifications
  • tuberous sclerosis: rare to have calcification present in utero
• sequelae of an in utero intracranial hemorrhage
• pseudo-TORCH syndrome
• postnatal infections
  • bacterial meningitis
  • ventriculitis

Radiographic features

Antenatal ultrasound

Calcification tends to manifest as brightly echogenic foci within the fetal brain.

Siehe auch:

• Tuberöse Sklerose
• Sturge-Weber-Krabbe-Syndrom
• intrakraniale Teratome
• in utero infection
• Phakomatosen
• connatale Zytomegalie
• fetal toxoplasmosis infection

und weiter:

• fetal toxoplasmosis
• fetale Hirntumoren
• fetal intracranial haemorrhage