title: Acute neonatal subdural hematoma following breech delivery.
abstract: We describe two term infants born by complicated breech deliveries, each of whom suffered an acute subdural hematoma. Both infants required repeated subdural taps; in one case a parietal burr hole was needed. Despite stormy neonatal courses, follow-up examination of the first infant at 26 months showed him to be normal, and in the other only a mild left esotropia was found at 22 months. Acute neonatal subdural hematoma is rare, but symptoms and signs are distinctive and the condition is remediable; immediate recognition and treatment is important.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001946:Breech Presentation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007746:Labor Presentation; D008297:Male; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D011247:Pregnancy