Abstract
Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency (PDHD) and pyruvate carboxylase deficiency (PCD) are diseases with severe neonatal forms, and their low prevalence makes them difficult to diagnose during pregnancy. Our objective was to describe prenatal ultrasound features that may be suggestive of these diagnoses. We analyzed 3 cases from our institution and reviewed 12 published cases of PDHD and 6 cases of PCD, recording all of the ultrasound signs, as well as magnetic resonance findings when available. Because of the small number of cases of PCD, we also included postnatal signs that could have been observed during imaging during pregnancy, for a total of 11 cases of PCD. We conclude that PDHD can be suggested in the presence of ventriculomegaly or paraventricular cysts, associated with an abnormality of the cerebral parenchyma such as abnormal gyration or involvement of the corpus callosum. Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency can be suggested in the presence of ventriculomegaly, frontal horn impairment associated with subependymal, and paraventricular cysts. When confronted to the ultrasound abnormalities we described, and after eliminating the most frequent etiologies, a metabolic deficiency should be considered. Furthermore, the hereditary...Continue Reading
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