Сlinical case of congenital pathology of the central nervous system: multicystic transformation of the cerebral hemispheres (encephalomalacia), internal hydrocephalus

Abstract

A case of multicystic encephalomalacia in a deceased child aged 1 month 17 days is presented. The dynamics describes changes in the general condition of the child, morphofunctional changes in the brain. The tactics of treatment and resuscitation measures in dynamics are given. A rare case of the formation of huge cysts of both hemispheres of the brain in a child born with an intrauterine cytomegalovirus infection is presented. In this observation, the relationship between a congenital infection and hypoxic dysfunction and morphology of the cerebral hemispheres is considered.

Keywords

• multicystic encephalopathy
• brain
• pediatrics
• neonatology
• clinical case
• congenital pathology
• neurology.