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The transverse cerebellar diameter in the second trimester is unaffected by Down syndrome
L M Hill1, D Rivello, C Peterson
1Department of Ultrasound, Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
Cerebellar hypoplasia is a consistent finding in necropsy studies of children and adults affected by Down syndrome. The transverse cerebellar diameter was measured in 23 second-trimester fetuses with Down syndrome. All the measurements were within the normal range for gestational age.