PRENATAL-DIAGNOSIS OF RETINAL NONATTACHMENT IN THE WALKER-WARBURG SYNDROME

We report on the prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of Walker-Warburg syndrome based on cerebral and ocular findings, The ultrasound study done at 37 weeks gestation documented hydrocephalus and retinal nonatt achment consistent with this syndrome, The ability to detect retinal n onattachment prenatally may have implications for the prenatal diagnos is of other conditions which have early retinal nonattachment as one o f their findings, However, it is uncertain how early in pregnancy this defect can be detected. (C) 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.