Cystic periventricular leukomalacia of the corpus callosum

Pediatr Radiol. 1997 Jul;27(7):583-5. doi: 10.1007/s002470050187.

Abstract

Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is a common finding during neurosonography of preterm infants. Secondary thinning of the corpus callosum is seen following PVL, typically from loss of hemispheric white matter tracts. We report a case of direct involvement of the corpus callosum with PVL, its pathogenesis, and its potential as a cause of corpus callosal thinning.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Corpus Callosum / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cysts / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Leukomalacia, Periventricular / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Ultrasonography