ultrasound diagnosis of fatal anomalies

THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND THE EYE
Fig. 2.50 Aneurysm of the vein of Galen, showing
a cystic lesion in the brain situatedcentrally. After
spontaneous delivery, the neonate died due to
decompensated heart failure.
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