Congenital Syphilis Presenting with Brain Abnormalities at Neuroscan: A Case Report and a Brief Literature Review.

A case of vertical transmission in a 35-year-old pregnant woman, gravida 4, para 2 with an unknown medical history of carrying primary syphilis is described. A routine 3rd trimester scan was performed at 30 + 5 weeks of pregnancy, which revealed fetal growth restriction (FGR) associated with absent fetal movement, a pathologic neuroscan characterized by cortical calcifications and ominous Doppler waveform analysis of the umbilical artery and ductus venosus. Computerized electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) showed a Class III tracing, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines.

TRAP Sequence in Monochorionic/Monoamniotic (MC/MA) Discordant Twins: Two Cases Treated with Fetoscopic Laser Surgery.

Introduction: Ablation of the acardiac twin umbilical cord in the TRAP protects the normal donor twin.

Materials And Methods: Two case descriptions, one of interstitial laser photocoagulation and one of laser umbilical cord occlusion (L-UCO) of the acardiac twin in monochorionic monoamniotic pregnancies are reported.

Results: L-UCO in two pregnancies with TRAP syndrome in the second trimester resulted in intrauterine fetal death in both cases after 1 month.

Early Prenatal Diagnosis of Blakes' Pouch Cyst by 2D/3D Ultrasound with Cristal and Realistic Vue Application.

Introduction: Blake's pouch cyst (BPC) represents an abnormal development of the posterior membranous area of the fetal brain.

Material And Methods: Two- and three-dimensional ultrasound with Cristal and Realistic Vue were used to characterized the early prenatal diagnosis.

Results: At 9 weeks and 5 days a ballooning in the posterior fossa and resulting in an enlarged intracranial translucency (IT) was detected by 3D ultrasound using Cristal Vue in "inversion" mode and Cristal plus Realistic Vue.

A rare immature teratoma of the tela chorioidea of the third ventricle: late-onset, intrapartum ultrasound diagnosis and postnatal outcome.

We describe a previously unreported case of immature teratoma originating from the tela chorioidea of the third ventricle diagnosed during labor at term of pregnancy. Postnatal MR imaging and pediatric neurosurgery with postnatal outcome at 6 months of age are reported.