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What’s your diagnosis based on these images of the fetal brain in this late second trimester fetus?

There are multiple intraventricular adhesions inside both lateral ventricles of this fetus. The presence of intraventricular adhesions is an indicator of possible ventriculitis due to inflammation. The most probable cause is cytomegalovirus infection.

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Challenge your diagnostic skills: What abnormality do you see in this late second trimester fetus?

Image IQ: The Fetal Brain

Joe Antony, MD