Cranial MRI findings in a case with Seckel syndrome

Mehmet Atalar

doi:10.7197/223.vi.417787

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Cranial MRI findings in a case with Seckel syndrome

Abstract

Özet

Seckel sendromu (SS) nadir, heterojen bir primordiyal cücelik türüdür. Zeka geriliği ve nörolojik belirtilerin varlığı bu sendromun kendine has özelliklerinden biridir. Biz burada Seckel sendromlu bir çocuk hastada kraniyal MR bulgularını sunuyoruz.

Abstract

Seckel’s syndrome (SS) is a rare, heterogeneous form of primordial dwarfism. The presence of mental retardation and neurologic signs is one of the peculiar features of this syndrome. We herein present the cranial MR findings in a child patient with Seckel's syndrome.

Keywords

Brain,Dwarfism,Magnetic resonance imaging,Seckel syndrome

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