Diverse childhood neurologic disorders and outcomes following fetal neurologic consultation

Dawn Gano; Andrea C Pardo; Orit A Glenn; Elliott Sherr

doi:10.1016/j.siny.2024.101524

Diverse childhood neurologic disorders and outcomes following fetal neurologic consultation

Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2024 Feb;29(1):101524. doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2024.101524. Epub 2024 Apr 11.

Authors

Dawn Gano¹, Andrea C Pardo², Orit A Glenn³, Elliott Sherr⁴

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Neurology & Pediatrics, UCSF School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Division of Neurology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, UCSF School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
⁴ Departments of Neurology & Pediatrics, UCSF School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.

PMID: 38609800
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2024.101524

Abstract

Fetal neurology encompasses the full spectrum of neonatal and child neurology presentations, with complex additional layers of diagnostic and prognostic challenges unique to the specific prenatal consultation. Diverse genetic and acquired etiologies with a range of potential outcomes may be encountered. Three clinical case presentations are discussed that highlight how postnatal phenotyping and longitudinal follow-up are essential to address the uncertainties that arise in utero, after birth, and in childhood, as well as to provide continuity of care.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Female
Fetal Diseases / diagnosis
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Nervous System Diseases* / diagnosis
Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis / methods
Referral and Consultation