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Cystic periventricular leukomalacia of the corpus callosum

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Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is a common finding during neurosonography of preterm infants. Secondary thinning of the corpus callosum is seen following PVL, typically from loss of hemispheric white matter tracts. We report a case of direct involvement of the corpus callosum with PVL, its pathogenesis, and its potential as a cause of corpus callosal thinning.

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  1. Children's Radiological Institute and Columbus Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA, , , , , , US

    B. D. Coley & Mark J. Hogan

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  1. B. D. Coley
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Received: 20 September 1996 Accepted: 4 January 1997

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Coley, B., Hogan, M. Cystic periventricular leukomalacia of the corpus callosum. Pediatric Radiology 27, 583–585 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470050187

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