Holoprosencephaly in An 11-Month Old Nigerian Male and Review of Literature

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C. O. Maduforo
N. C. Nwankwo
U. S. Etawo
R. O. Ugwu

Abstract

Background: Holoprosencencephaly is a rare congenital abnormality of the brain that presents diagnostic challenges to the radiologist and the paediatrician because of many mimics.


Aim: To report a case of holoprosencephaly seen in University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital.

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C. O. Maduforo, Department of Radiology, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State, Nigeria. 

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Maduforo, C. O., Nwankwo, N. C., Etawo, U. S., & Ugwu, R. O. (2025). Holoprosencephaly in An 11-Month Old Nigerian Male and Review of Literature. West African Journal of Radiology, 18(1), 63-67. https://doi.org/10.82235/wajr.vol18no1.215

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