ReviewChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2017
Fetal ventriculomegaly: Diagnosis, treatment, and future directions.
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- Chromosomal microarray analysis vs. karyotyping for fetal ventriculomegaly: a meta-analysis.Chinese medical journal · 2021Pooled it
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- Cortical folding and thickness characteristics of gray matter in fetuses with non-severe ventriculomegaly.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Antenatally Diagnosed Ventriculomegaly: Postnatal Clinical Course and Neurodevelopmental Insights.Yonsei medical journal · 2025Article
- Congenital Holoprocencephaly, Hydrocephalus, and Dandy-Walker Malformation Due to Plasminogen Deficiency.Cureus · 2025Article
- Genetic etiology of ventriculomegaly in 73 fetuses identified by High-Throughput sequencing.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the Fetal Brain in Maternal Hypothyroidism and Thyroid Autoantibody Positivity: A Prospective Case-Control Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Deep Learning-based Brain Age Prediction Using MRI to Identify Fetuses with Cerebral Ventriculomegaly.Radiology. Artificial intelligence · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Assessment of Abnormal Cortical Folding in Fetuses and Neonates With Isolated Non-Severe Ventriculomegaly.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- Case Report: Ultralow-field portable MRI improves the diagnosis of congenital hydrocephalus.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Current Diagnostic, Counseling, and Treatment Options in Non-Severe and Severe Apparently Isolated Fetal Ventriculomegaly.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Isolated Fetal Ventriculomegaly: Diagnosis and Treatment in the Prenatal Period.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Perinatal and neurodevelopmental outcomes of fetal isolated ventriculomegaly: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Translational pediatrics · 2024Article
- Assessment of longitudinal brain development using super-resolution magnetic resonance imaging following fetal surgery for open spina bifida.Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2023Article
- Automatic biometry of fetal brain MRIs using deep and machine learning techniques.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- White matter changes in fetal brains with ventriculomegaly.Frontiers in neuroanatomy · 2023Article
- Ten-year review of neonatal neurosurgical outcomes and cost analysis.Surgical neurology international · 2023Article
- Central nervous system biometry in fetuses with and without congenital heart diseases.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2022Review
- Prenatal findings and associated survival rates in fetal ventriculomegaly: A prospective observational study.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2022Observational
- [Pregnancy Outcomes and Prognosis of Fetal Ventriculomegaly: A Retrospective Cohort Study].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2022Article
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Abstract
Fetal ventriculomegaly (VM) refers to the enlargement of the cerebral ventricles in utero. It is associated with the postnatal diagnosis of hydrocephalus. VM is clinically diagnosed on ultrasound and is defined as an atrial diameter greater than 10 mm. Because of the anatomic detailed seen with advanced imaging, VM is often further characterized by fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Fetal VM is a heterogeneous condition with various etiologies and a wide range of neurodevelopmental outcomes. These outcomes are heavily dependent on the presence or absence of associated anomalies and the direct cause of the ventriculomegaly rather than on the absolute degree of VM. In this review article, we discuss diagnosis, work-up, counseling, and management strategies as they relate to fetal VM. We then describe imaging-based research efforts aimed at using prenatal data to predict postnatal outcome. Finally, we review the early experience with fetal therapy such as in utero shunting, as well as the advances in prenatal diagnosis and fetal surgery that may begin to address the limitations of previous therapeutic efforts.
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