8th Baltic Congress of Radiology

08.10.2022 Tallinn, Estonia

Periventricular venous infarction in children: correlation between radiological finding and etiology

Norman Ilves (Estonia)

Radiology resident, Radiology Clinic of Tartu University Hospital

Biography: Dr Norman Ilves is a fifth year radiology resident in Radiology Clinic of Tartu University Hospital. Since 2018 he is also doctoral student in the University of Tartu, Faculty of Medicine. His research is focused on perinatal and genetic risk factors of perinatal stroke and neuroradiological findings in children with stroke. Norman is interested in neuroradiology and in pediatric neurology.

Pilvi Ilves (Estonia)

Head of the Radiology Clinic, Tartu University Hospital

Biography: Pilvi Ilves is internationally known as an expert in pediatric neuroimaging, especially stroke imaging. Her current research focus is perinatal and genetic risk factors in pediatric stroke, acute and chronic radiological findings of stroke predictive in outcome of pediatric stroke patients. Her resarch groups includes several doctoral students interested in reorganization and brain plasticity after pediatric stroke. The focus of research is to find correlations between functional magnetic resonance imaging findings and neurocognitive and language outcome of stroke patients. The aim of the research is to find radiological signs which provide child neurologists and other rehabilitation specialists with a better understanding about the need for rehabilitation, as well as about prognosis of stroke patients.

Presentation

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Title of abstract: O-T4-05 Periventricular venous infarction in children: correlations between radiological findings and genetic etiology

Synopsis: Genetic analysis and magnetic resonance imaging were performed in 85 children with with periventricular venous infarction (PVI). Pathogenic variants associated with stroke were found in 12.9% children, including most frequently COL4A1/A2 and COL5A1 variants (63%). Children with collagenopathies had significantly more often severe findings in MRI and poor neurodevelopmental outcome, suggesting that genetic testing should be offered to children with PVI.

This agenda item is presented in the following session: S8-1 Neuroradiology and Stroke

Plenary session

08.10.2022 15:30 - 17:00