Table 4.
Pooled proportions for the association of the different anomalies in fetuses with MCD detected at ultrasound.
| Outcome | Studies (n) | Fetuses (n/N) | Pooled Proportions % (95% CI) |
I2 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated CNS anomalies at ultrasound | 9 | 123/130 | 93.79 (89.11–97.23) | 0 |
| Associated extra-CNS anomalies at ultrasound | 8 | 49/125 | 38.84 (27.32–53.08) | 55.9 |
| Isolated findings at ultrasound | 9 | 7/130 | 6.21 (2.77–10.89) | 0 |
| Ventriculomegaly | 9 | 8/130 | 6.20 (0.69–16.67) | 73.3 |
| Midline anomalies | 9 | 1/130 | 10.17 (1.80–24.24) | 0 |
| Posterior fossa anomalies | 9 | 12/130 | 2.24 (0.43–5.41) | 79 |
| Multiple anomalies | 9 | 117/130 | 82.63 (65.55–94.69) | 80.6 |
CNS, central nervous system.