Venous sinus thrombosis as a cause of parenchymal and intraventricular hemorrhage in the full-term neonate.
A case of parenchymal and intraventricular hemorrhage in a full-term neonate is reported. The underlying cause in our patient is thought to be related to cerebral sinovenous occlusive disease secondary to Protein C deficiency, a rare coagulopathy.
Voutsinas
L
L
Department of Radiology, North Shore University Hospital--Cornell University Medical College, Manhasset, New York.
Gorey
M T
MT
Gould
R
R
Black
K S
KS
Scuderi
D M
DM
Hyman
R A
RA
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020151:Protein C Deficiency; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed