Case report: injury of the spinal cord at birth.
Spinal cord injury may occur as a severe complication to delivery. In the vast majority of such cases the injury results from a traumatic breech delivery, but cases of injuries after cephalic presentation and fetal malposition have also been described. Two cases were reported. One of the infants died at the age of 8 months and neuropathological examination of the brain and spinal cord was performed. The other child, now 6 years old, is still alive. Incidence, mechanism of injury, clinical and morphological features, and treatment are briefly discussed.
D001344:Autopsy; D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D001946:Breech Presentation; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011247:Pregnancy; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000473:pathology