Interpeduncular Heterotopia and Brain Stem Cleft: An Isolated Finding Not Associated with Joubert Syndrome

Neuropediatrics. 2021 Feb;52(1):62-64. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1715487. Epub 2020 Oct 27.

Abstract

Interpeduncular heterotopia is a new neuroimaging finding reported in association with Joubert syndrome (JS) in a few cases in the literature. Nodular interpeduncular tissue was termed as interpeduncular heterotopia and anterior mesencephalic cap dysplasia in the literature in relation to gray and white matter content. We described the imaging findings and diffusion tensor imaging data of a case with interpeduncular heterotopia and brain stem cleft. This is the first case, in which interpeduncular heterotopia was an isolated finding not associated with JS.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnostic imaging
  • Abnormalities, Multiple / pathology*
  • Brain Stem / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Stem / pathology*
  • Cerebellum / abnormalities*
  • Cerebellum / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebellum / pathology
  • Diffusion Tensor Imaging
  • Eye Abnormalities / complications
  • Eye Abnormalities / diagnostic imaging
  • Eye Abnormalities / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Kidney Diseases, Cystic / complications
  • Kidney Diseases, Cystic / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Diseases, Cystic / pathology*
  • Male
  • Nervous System Malformations / complications
  • Nervous System Malformations / diagnostic imaging
  • Nervous System Malformations / pathology*
  • Retina / abnormalities*
  • Retina / diagnostic imaging
  • Retina / pathology

Supplementary concepts

  • Agenesis of Cerebellar Vermis