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Congenital Microcephaly in Two Infants With the Factor V Leiden Mutation

Department of Neurology "P & A Kyriakou" Children's Hospital Athens, Greece, kvoudris{at}otenet.gr

Angeliki Skardoutsou, MD

Second Department of Pediatrics University of Athens "P & A Kyriakou" Children's Hospital Athens, Greece

Eleni A. Vagiakou, MD

Department of Microbiology "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital Athens, Greece

Two infants with congenital microcephaly associated with the factor V Leiden mutation are described. In both cases, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed cerebral atrophy and porencephalic cystic lesions, which were probably attributable to prenatal cerebral vascular events. These findings suggest that assessment for this mutation is an important part of the evaluation of infants with unexplained congenital microcephaly, especially in cases with infarcts and/or porencephalic cysts on brain MRI. (J Child Neurol 2002;17:904—906).

Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 17, No. 12, 904-906 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/08830738020170123001


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