Magnetic Resonances Imaging Findings in Delayed Milestones Pediatric Patients

Abstract

Objective: The main objective of this study is delayed in the process of achieving milestones is rare but still devastating effect with vast amount of etiologies resides in it. At least 89% of patient with development delay showed additional clinical features.

Study Design: cross Sectional study

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Liaquat University Hospital Jamshoro and Hyderabad, over a period of six months from Jan 2019 to June 2019.

Materials and Methods: To include total of 22 patients presenting with additional clinical feature associate to development delay. History and clinical examination with MRI was done on GE 1.5 Tesla with appropriate sequence after sedation. Various anatomical structures like ventricles, corpus collasumetc were systematically examined.

Results: Total numbers of 22 patients were enrolled with 11 male and 11 female. Most of the presentation i.e. 45.5% around the age of 2-5 years. Mostly affected structures are white matter except Corpus Collasum (63.6 %), Ventricles (50%), abnormalities of cerebellum (40.9 %), abnormalities of Grey matter (31.8%) and Corpus collasum changes (22.7 %).

Conclusion: MRI findings in delayed milestones patient’s shows mostly affected structures is white matter except Corpus Collasum (63.6 %) and Ventricles (50%), that can be the inductive factor for clinical manifestation that warrant patient to be admitted in hospital. Further Cross-sectional studies are required to develop the findings with clinical features.