MR Imaging Of The Brain In Children With Developmental Delay

Dr. Santosh R. Konde; Dr. Amol Sasane; Dr. Prajakta R. Jagtap; Dr. Priya R. Bhole

Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2017

MR Imaging Of The Brain In Children With Developmental Delay

Dr. Santosh R. Konde, Dr. Amol Sasane, Dr. Prajakta R. Jagtap, Dr. Priya R. Bhole

Abstract :

In this study a total of hundred children in the age group of 0–5 years presenting with developmental delay referred to Department of Radiology of our institute were included. Detailed history of the patients was obtained with special importance to family history and birth history. MR imaging of the ain was then performed implementing a fixed protocol for all these cases. The data was tabulated using Excel sheets. The patients details, clinical presentation, history and the MRI findings were included in the excel sheet.

The predominant pathological imaging findings in these cases were cereal and cerebellar atrophy, Periventricular leukomalacia, Cystic encephalomalacia, Corpus callosum anomalies, Gliosis, Colpocephaly, Dandy walker variant. After complete evaluation the cases were categorized based on their etiology as Normal (20.83 %), Congenital and developmental (12.5%), Infection (5%), Metabolic and neurodegenerative (2.5%), Neurovascular diseases and trauma (43.33%), Tumors (1.6%).