Congenital malformations of the brain: Pathological, embryological, clinical, radiological, and genetic aspects

Abstract

Introduction. 1: Embryology of the central nervus system. 2: Causes of malformations. 3: Neural tube defect: Part I. General introduction. 4: Neural tube defect: Part II, Anencephaly and others. 5: Neural tube defect: Part III, Chiari II malformation. 6: Neural tube defectL: Part IV, Malformations associated with neural tube defect. 7: Abnormalities of the cerebral hemisphere - Introduction. 8: Holoprosencephaly: Defects of the mediobasal prosencephalon. 9: Migration disorders and cortical dysplasias of the cerebrum: Part I, Migration disorders. 10: Migration disorders and cortical dysplasias: Part II, Cortical dysplasias and ectomesodermal syndromes. 11: Crossing the midline. 12: Hydrocephalus. 13: Malformations of skull, meninges, choroid plexus and blood vessels. 14: Hamartomas. 15: Miscellaneous. 16: Prenatal acquired lesions. 17: Perinatal degenerative lesions. 18: Pathological techniques. Appendix: Malformations for which specific genes have been identified